Saint-Léger, Belgium

For other uses, see Saint-Léger.

Saint-Léger Sint-Ldjir-e-Gåme (Walloon)
Municipality
The church
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Léger
Saint-Léger Location in Belgium Location of Saint-Léger in Luxembourg province
Coordinates: 49°37′N 05°39′E
Country	Belgium
Community	French Community
Region	Wallonia
Province	Luxembourg
Arrondissement	Virton
Government
• Mayor	Alain Rongvaux (Avenir)
• Governing party/ies	Avenir
Area
• Total	36.25 km^2 (14.00 sq mi)
Population  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	3,592
• Density	99/km^2 (260/sq mi)
Postal codes	6747
NIS code	85034
Area codes	063
Website	(in French) saint-leger.be

Saint-Léger (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ leʒe] ^ⓘ; also unofficial Saint-Léger-en-Gaume; Walloon: Sint-Ldjir-e-Gåme) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium.

On 1 January 2022 the municipality, which covers 35.86 km^2, had 3,735 inhabitants, giving a population density of 104.0 inhabitants per km^2.

The municipality consists of the districts of Châtillon, Meix-le-Tige, and Saint-Léger.There is a spar near the town center.

Transport

Saint-Léger is not served by any highways. The closes highway entrance is exit 31 of the E25/E411 highway (Brussels/Liège - Luxembourg) in neighbouring Arlon. There is one major national road that passes Saint-Léger from southwest to northeast. This is the N82 from Virton to the provincial capital Arlon. All N-roads are maintained by the Walloon government. The following roads cross the municipality:[2]

• N82: Virton - Saint-Léger - Châtillon - Arlon
• N813: Aubange - Meix-le-Teige - Châtillon - Étalle

Saint-Léger is served by the Walloon transport authority TEC with following bus lines:[3]

• 19/191: Virton - Saint-Léger - Châtillon - Arlon
• 199: Saint-Mard - Virton - Saint-Léger - Châtillon - Arlon
• 20/201: Châtillon - Meix-le-Teige - Rachecourt - Arlon
• 391: Saint-Léger - Ruette - Virton
• 731: Saint-Léger - Châtillon - Meix-le-Teige - Athus

There are no railway lines passing Saint-Léger. The closest train station is in Virton, 11.5 km to the southwest.[4] The closest airport with commercial service is Luxembourg Airport 40.5 km east.

References

1. "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
2. "Accueil". geoportail.wallonie.be. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
3. "Plans du Reseau". Le Tec.
4. "Kaart van het hele NMBS-spoorwegnet". NMBS (in Dutch).

External links

• Media related to Saint-Léger-en-Gaume at Wikimedia Commons