Saint-Léger-sous-Cholet – Wikipedia

Commune in Pays de la Loire, France

Saint-Léger-sous-Cholet
The town hall of Saint-Léger-sous-Cholet
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Léger-sous-Cholet
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Coordinates: 47°05′35″N 0°54′29″W / 47.093°N 0.908°W / 47.093; -0.908Coordinates: 47°05′35″N 0°54′29″W / 47.093°N 0.908°W / 47.093; -0.908
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Maine-et-Loire
Arrondissement	Cholet
Canton	Sèvremoine
Intercommunality	CA Choletais
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Paul Olivares[1]
Area 1	9.72 km2 (3.75 sq mi)
Population	3,018
• Density	310/km2 (800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
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.

Saint-Léger-sous-Cholet (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ leʒe su ʃɔlɛ] (listen), literally Saint-Léger under Cholet) is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France.^[3]

History[edit]

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 December 14, 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.

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