Saint-Léons

Saint-Léons
The chateau and surrounding buildings in Saint-Léons
Location of Saint-Léons
Saint-Léons
Saint-Léons
Coordinates: 44°12′59″N 2°59′12″E / 44.2164°N 2.9867°E / 44.2164; 2.9867
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentAveyron
ArrondissementMillau
CantonRaspes et Lévezou
IntercommunalityLévézou Pareloup
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Jean-Michel Arnal
Area
1
32.89 km2 (12.70 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
427
  Density13/km2 (34/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
12238 /12780
Elevation506–981 m (1,660–3,219 ft)
(avg. 710 m or 2,330 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Léons (Languedocien: Sant Liònç) is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France.

It was the birthplace of the entomologist Jean-Henri Fabre (1823–1915).