Saint-Léger-du-Bourg-Denis
Saint-Léger-du-Bourg-Denis is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.
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![]() The town hall in Saint-Léger-du-Bourg-Denis | |
![]() Coat of arms | |
Location of Saint-Léger-du-Bourg-Denis ![]() | |
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Coordinates: 49°26′07″N 1°09′05″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Seine-Maritime |
Arrondissement | Rouen |
Canton | Darnétal |
Intercommunality | Métropole Rouen Normandie |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008 - 2014) | Nicolle Rimasson |
Area 1 | 2.81 km2 (1.08 sq mi) |
Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 3,450 |
• Density | 1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 76599 /76160 |
Elevation | 20–138 m (66–453 ft) (avg. 133 m or 436 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Geography
Saint-Léger-du-Bourg-Denis is a light industrial suburban town surrounded by woodland and situated in the Roumois, just 3 miles (4.8 km) east of the centre of Rouen at the junction of the D42 and the D138 roads.
History
Etymology
The current official name of the town derives from a mistaken etymology dating back to French Revolution. Political authorities have retained and not reformed this quaint error to the present day. A more rational name would be "Saint-Léger-Bourdeny", after its ancient name "Bourdeny", a Gallo-Roman toponym in -acum, formed with the Germanic personal name Burdinus, thus Burdiniacum > Bourdeny. Burdinus, a given name, gave rise to the patronymic surnames Bourdain and Bourdin, common in west central France.
A similar name can be found in the Merovingian toponym Bourdainville.
Heraldry
![]() Arms of Saint-Léger-du-Bourg-Denis |
The arms of Saint-Léger-du-Bourg-Denis are blazoned : Gules, a chevron between 2 leopards heads and a spindle bendwise sinister argent. |
Population
1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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1925 | 2144 | 2381 | 2953 | 2772 | 3124 | 3292 |
Starting in 1962: Population without duplicates |
Places of interest
- The church of St.Léger, dating from the sixteenth century.
- The debris of a tenth-century castle.
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Saint-Léger-du-Bourg-Denis. |
- Official website of Saint-Léger-du-Bourg-Denis (in French)
- Saint-Léger-du-Bourg-Denis on the Quid website (in French)