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Commune in Île-de-France, France
Saint-Léger-en-Yvelines
Commune
Town hallTown hall
Location of Saint-Léger-en-Yvelines
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Coordinates: 48°43′20″N 1°45′59″E / 48.7222°N 1.7664°E / 48.7222; 1.7664
CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentYvelines
ArrondissementRambouillet
CantonRambouillet
IntercommunalityCA Rambouillet Territoires
Government
 • Mayor (2024–2026) Jean-Pierre Ghibaudo
Area34.52 km (13.33 sq mi)
Population1,412
 • Density41/km (110/sq mi)
DemonymLéodégariens
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code78562 /78610
Elevation112–186 m (367–610 ft)
(avg. 150 m or 490 ft)
Websitesaint-leger-en-yvelines.fr
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Léger-en-Yvelines (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ leʒe ɑ̃.n‿ivlin] ) is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in Northern France. It is situated southwest of Paris, part of the Communauté d'agglomération Rambouillet Territoires. In 2020, it had a population of 1,402.

Geography

The commune of Saint-Léger-en-Yvelines is in the centre of the department and in the heart of the Forest of Rambouillet. Rambouillet itself, the administrative centre of the arrondissement, is some 11 km (6.8 mi) to the south-east, and the prefecture, Versailles, is 37 km (23 mi) to the north-east.

The commune is a rural one, and 94% of the unbuilt area is covered by forest, complemented by some cultivated clearings, primarily to the south of the village.

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 16 April 2024.
  2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
Communes of the Yvelines department


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