Leigné-les-Bois
Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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Leigné-les-Bois (French pronunciation: [lɛɲe le bwa]) is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France.
Leigné-les-Bois | |
|---|---|
The parish church of Saint-Rémi, in Leigné-les-Bois | |
 Location of Leigné-les-Bois | |
  Leigné-les-Bois Location within France  Leigné-les-Bois Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Coordinates: 46°45′37″N 0°42′26″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Vienne |
| Arrondissement | Châtellerault |
| Canton | Châtellerault-3 |
| Intercommunality | CA Grand Châtellerault |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Philippe Guenaire[1] |
Area 1 | 29.97 km2 (11.57 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 547 |
| • Density | 18.3/km2 (47.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 86125 /86450 |
| Elevation | 83–142 m (272–466 ft) (avg. 139 m or 456 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 578 | — |
| 1975 | 519 | −1.53% |
| 1982 | 509 | −0.28% |
| 1990 | 500 | −0.22% |
| 1999 | 465 | −0.80% |
| 2007 | 570 | +2.58% |
| 2012 | 579 | +0.31% |
| 2017 | 592 | +0.45% |
| 2023 | 547 | −1.31% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
