Saint-Léger-sous-Cholet

Saint-Léger-sous-Cholet
Commune
The town hall of Saint-Léger-sous-Cholet
The town hall of Saint-Léger-sous-Cholet
Coat of arms of Saint-Léger-sous-Cholet
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Léger-sous-Cholet
Saint-Léger-sous-Cholet is located in France
Saint-Léger-sous-Cholet
Saint-Léger-sous-Cholet
Saint-Léger-sous-Cholet is located in Pays de la Loire
Saint-Léger-sous-Cholet
Saint-Léger-sous-Cholet
Coordinates: 47°05′35″N 0°54′29″W / 47.093°N 0.908°W / 47.093; -0.908
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentMaine-et-Loire
ArrondissementCholet
CantonSèvremoine
IntercommunalityCA Choletais
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Paul Olivares[1]
Area
1
9.72 km2 (3.75 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
3,072
 • Density320/km2 (820/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
49299 /49280
Elevation93–132 m (305–433 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-sous-Cholet (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ leʒe su ʃɔlɛ] ⓘ, literally Saint-Léger under Cholet) is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France.[3]

History

Before the French Revolution, the town and the north of the village (Haut-Saint-Léger) depended on Le May-sur-Èvre, the south (Bas-Saint-Léger) on Mortagne-sur-Sèvre.

The town was created by decree of Emperor Napoleon III on 14 December 1863, its territory was then a section of the town of Le May-sur-Evre.

From 1899 to 1947, the town was crossed by the Petit Anjou railway line (Cholet-Nantes, via Beaupréau and Le Loroux-Bottereau) which had a station there.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 701—    
1975 1,236+8.44%
1982 1,857+5.99%
1990 2,470+3.63%
1999 2,604+0.59%
2007 2,438−0.82%
2012 2,552+0.92%
2017 2,930+2.80%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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