Saint-Léger-sous-Cholet
Commune in Pays de la Loire, France
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Saint-Léger-sous-Cholet (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ leʒe su ʃɔlɛ] ⓘ, literally Saint-Léger under Cholet) is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France.[3]
Saint-Léger-sous-Cholet | |
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The town hall of Saint-Léger-sous-Cholet | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Saint-Léger-sous-Cholet | |
  Saint-Léger-sous-Cholet  Saint-Léger-sous-Cholet | |
| Coordinates: 47°05′35″N 0°54′29″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Maine-et-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Cholet |
| Canton | Sèvremoine |
| Intercommunality | CA Cholet Agglomération |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Paul Olivares[1] |
Area 1 | 9.72 km2 (3.75 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 3,106 |
| • Density | 320/km2 (828/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 49299 /49280 |
| Elevation | 93–132 m (305–433 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
History
Before the French Revolution, the town and the north of the village (Haut-Saint-Léger) depended on Le May-sur-Èvre, the south (Bas-Saint-Léger) on Mortagne-sur-Sèvre.
The town was created by decree of Emperor Napoleon III on 14 December 1863, its territory was then a section of the town of Le May-sur-Evre.
From 1899 to 1947, the town was crossed by the Petit Anjou railway line (Cholet-Nantes, via Beaupréau and Le Loroux-Bottereau) which had a station there.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 701 | — |
| 1975 | 1,236 | +8.44% |
| 1982 | 1,857 | +5.99% |
| 1990 | 2,470 | +3.63% |
| 1999 | 2,604 | +0.59% |
| 2007 | 2,438 | −0.82% |
| 2012 | 2,552 | +0.92% |
| 2017 | 2,930 | +2.80% |
| 2023 | 3,106 | +0.98% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
