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Saint-Léger, Belgium

Coordinates: 49°37′N 05°39′E / 49.617°N 5.650°E / 49.617; 5.650
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Saint-Léger
Sint-Ldjir-e-Gåme (Walloon)
Municipality
The church
The church
Coat of arms of Saint-Léger
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Léger
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Saint-Léger is located in Belgium
Saint-Léger
Saint-Léger
Location in Belgium
Location of Saint-Léger in Luxembourg province
Coordinates: 49°37′N 05°39′E / 49.617°N 5.650°E / 49.617; 5.650
CommunityFrench community
RegionWallonia
ProvinceLuxembourg
ArrondissementVirton
Government
 • MayorAlain Rongvaux (Avenir)
 • Governing party/iesAvenir
Area
 • Total36.25 km2 (14.00 sq mi)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total3,592
 • Density99/km2 (260/sq mi)
Postal codes
6747
NIS code
85034
Area codes063
Website(in French) saint-leger.be

Saint-Léger (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ leʒe] ⓘ; also unofficial Saint-Léger-en-Gaume; Walloon: Sint-Ldjir-e-Gåme) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium.

On 1 January 2022 the municipality, which covers 35.86 km2, had 3,735 inhabitants, giving a population density of 104.0 inhabitants per km2.

The municipality consists of the districts of Châtillon, Meix-le-Tige, and Saint-Léger.There is a spar near the town center.

Transport

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Saint-Léger is not served by any highways. The closes highway entrance is exit 31 of the E25/E411 highway (Brussels/Liège - Luxembourg) in neighbouring Arlon. There is one major national road that passes Saint-Léger from southwest to northeast. This is the N82 from Virton to the provincial capital Arlon. All N-roads are maintained by the Walloon government. The following roads cross the municipality:[2]

Saint-Léger is served by the Walloon transport authority TEC with following bus lines:[3]

  • 19/191: Virton - Saint-Léger - Châtillon - Arlon
  • 199: Saint-Mard - Virton - Saint-Léger - Châtillon - Arlon
  • 20/201: Châtillon - Meix-le-Teige - Rachecourt - Arlon
  • 391: Saint-Léger - Ruette - Virton
  • 731: Saint-Léger - Châtillon - Meix-le-Teige - Athus

There are no railway lines passing Saint-Léger. The closest train station is in Virton, 11.5 km to the southwest.[4] The closest airport with commercial service is Luxembourg Airport 40.5 km east.

References

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  1. ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Accueil". geoportail.wallonie.be. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
  3. ^ "Plans du Reseau". Le Tec.
  4. ^ "Kaart van het hele NMBS-spoorwegnet". NMBS (in Dutch).
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