Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat
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Saint-Léonard Church
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 Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat
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Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat
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| Coordinates: 45°50′18″N 1°29′29″E / 45.8383°N 1.4914°ECoordinates: 45°50′18″N 1°29′29″E / 45.8383°N 1.4914°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Haute-Vienne | |
| Arrondissement | Limoges | |
| Canton | Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat | |
| Intercommunality | Noblat | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Christine Riffaud | |
| Area1 | 55.59 km2 (21.46 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006)2 | 4,757 | |
| • Density | 86/km2 (220/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 87161 / 87400 | |
| Elevation | 250–444 m (820–1,457 ft) (avg. 330 m or 1,080 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat (Occitan: Sent Liunard) is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in west-central France, on a hill above the river Vienne. It is named after Saint Leonard of Noblac.
Inhabitants are known as Miaulétous.
Saint-Léonard church is a UNESCO World Heritage Site part of the World Heritage Sites of the Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France. Lajoumard, administratively part of Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat, is one of the oldest villages in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat is the hometown of the chemist and physicist, Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac.
Adrien Pressemane, a porcelain painter, lived in the town and represented the district in parliament.
Raymond Poulidor, considered the most popular racing cyclist in France, lives in the town. He was known as "the eternal second" of the Tour de France after repeatedly losing, often against Jacques Anquetil, who won five times. Poulidor later competed against Eddy Merckx, who also won five times. Poulidor's best victory was in Milan-Sanremo.
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