Saint-Léger-sur-Roanne
Saint-Léger-sur-Roanne | |
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Commune | |
Location of Saint-Léger-sur-Roanne | |
| Coordinates: 46°02′27″N 3°59′52″E / 46.0408°N 3.9978°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Loire |
| Arrondissement | Roanne |
| Canton | Roanne-2 |
| Intercommunality | Roannais Agglomération |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Marie-Christine Bravo |
Area 1 | 4.51 km2 (1.74 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 1,159 |
| • Density | 260/km2 (670/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 42253 /42155 |
| Elevation | 296–339 m (971–1,112 ft) (avg. 320 m or 1,050 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saint-Léger-sur-Roanne (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ leʒe syʁ ʁɔan], literally Saint-Léger on Roanne) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.
A football team called les Belettes (The Weasels) was created in the village in 2020. In April 2021 the village was the site of a large explosion after gas-cylinders were exposed to fire.