Saint-Léonard, Seine-Maritime

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Saint-Léonard
Saint-Léonard is located in France
Saint-Léonard
Saint-Léonard
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Location within Upper Normandy region
Saint-Léonard is located in Upper Normandy
Saint-Léonard
Saint-Léonard
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Country France
Region Normandy
Department Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement Le Havre
Canton Fécamp
Area1 11.92 km2 (4.60 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 1,874
 • Density 160/km2 (410/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 76600 / 76400
Elevation 0–114 m (0–374 ft)
(avg. 100 m or 330 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Saint-Léonard is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.

Geography

An area of farming and light industry, in the Pays de Caux, situated some 22 miles (35 km) northeast of Le Havre, at the junction of the D940 and D79 roads. The commune is just south of Fécamp and comprises the village itself and several hamlets. The coast faces the English Channel and has some spectacular cliffs

Population

Population history
1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006
1312 1395 1627 1660 1680 1690 1874
Starting in 1962: Population without duplicates

Places of interest

  • The ruins of the thirteenth-century Hogues castle.
  • The church of St. Leonard, dating from the eleventh century.

See also

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