Saint-Léger-lès-Authie
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
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Saint-Léger-lès-Authie (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ leʒe lɛz‿oti], literally Saint-Léger near Authie; Picard: Saint-Njèr-lès-Eutie) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
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Saint-Léger-lès-Authie | |
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The town hall and school in Saint-Léger-lès-Authie | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Saint-Léger-lès-Authie | |
  Saint-Léger-lès-Authie  Saint-Léger-lès-Authie | |
| Coordinates: 50°07′37″N 2°30′47″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Péronne |
| Canton | Albert |
| Intercommunality | Pays du Coquelicot |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Marie Guenez[1] |
Area 1 | 4.29 km2 (1.66 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 79 |
| • Density | 18/km2 (48/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80705 /80560 |
| Elevation | 87–157 m (285–515 ft) (avg. 96 m or 315 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
The commune is situated some 17 miles (27 km) northeast of Amiens, on the D152 road and on the banks of the Authie, the border with the Pas-de-Calais.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 102 | — |
| 1975 | 88 | −2.09% |
| 1982 | 82 | −1.00% |
| 1990 | 92 | +1.45% |
| 1999 | 98 | +0.70% |
| 2007 | 90 | −1.06% |
| 2012 | 90 | +0.00% |
| 2017 | 89 | −0.22% |
| 2023 | 79 | −1.97% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
