Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat
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Location within Limousin region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Limousin |
| Department | Haute-Vienne |
| Arrondissement | Limoges |
| Canton | Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat |
| Intercommunality | Noblat |
| Mayor | Christine Riffaud (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 250–444 m (820–1,457 ft) (avg. 330 m or 1,080 ft) |
| Land area1 | 55.59 km2 (21.46 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 4,757 (2006) |
| - Density | 86 /km2 (220 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 87161/ 87400 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Coordinates: 45°50′18″N 1°29′29″E / 45.8383°N 1.4914°E
Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat (Occitan: Sent Liunard) is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Limousin region in west-central France.
Perched on a hill above the river Vienne, the town is named after Saint Leonard of Noblac, who, as legend suggests, was responsible for the liberation of many prisoners in 11th century France.
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Demographics [edit]
Inhabitants are known as Miaulétous.
Sights [edit]
The Saint-Léonard Church of Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site as part of the World Heritage Sites of the Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France.
Lajoumard, a village that administratively depends of Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat, is one of the oldest villages in Limousin.
Notable people [edit]
Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat is the hometown of famous chemist and physicist, Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac. Adrien Pressemane was a Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat porcelain painter before serving in parliament for the district.[1]
Another famous inhabitant is Raymond Poulidor, the legendary bike racer considered to be the most popular one France ever had. He is in his seventies now and is known as "the eternal second". Despite beginning as a favourite in several Tours de France, he persistently failed to win. He often lost against his biggest rival, Jacques Anquetil, who won the Tour five times. Later on, he competed with Eddy Merckx, who also won five times. Raymond's most famous victory was the classic Milan - Sanremo.
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References [edit]
- ^ Amdur, Kathryn Ellen (1986). Syndicalist legacy: trade unions and politics in two French cities in the era of World War I. University of Illinois Press. p. 48. ISBN 978-0-252-01238-9. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
External links [edit]
Media related to Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat at Wikimedia Commons
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