Saint-Léger-du-Ventoux

Saint-Léger-du-Ventoux (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ leʒe dy vɑ̃tu]; Occitan: Sant Laugier d'Aurenja;[a] Provençal dialect: Sant Laugier dau Ventor, before 1953: Saint-Léger-d'Orange[3]) is a rural commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. In 2021, it had a population of 29. It is located on the departmental border with Drôme, which is also the regional border with Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Saint-Léger-du-Ventoux
Sant Laugier d'Aurenja (Occitan)
A view of Saint-Léger-du-Ventoux
A view of Saint-Léger-du-Ventoux
Coat of arms of Saint-Léger-du-Ventoux
Location of Saint-Léger-du-Ventoux
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Saint-Léger-du-Ventoux is located in France
Saint-Léger-du-Ventoux
Saint-Léger-du-Ventoux
Saint-Léger-du-Ventoux is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Saint-Léger-du-Ventoux
Saint-Léger-du-Ventoux
Coordinates: 44°12′47″N 5°16′34″E / 44.2131°N 5.2761°E / 44.2131; 5.2761
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentVaucluse
ArrondissementCarpentras
CantonVaison-la-Romaine
IntercommunalityVaison Ventoux
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Éric Massot[1]
Area
1
19.29 km2 (7.45 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
29
 • Density1.5/km2 (3.9/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
84110 /84390
Elevation355–1,901 m (1,165–6,237 ft)
(avg. 386 m or 1,266 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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Notes

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  1. ^ Aurenja is the Occitan name of the neighbouring city of Orange.

References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Décret du 15 juillet 1953 portant changement de nom de la commune de Saint-Léger-d'Orange (Vaucluse), Journal officiel de la République française n° 0167, 18 July 1953, p. 6399.