Saint-Léger-lès-Authie

Saint-Léger-lès-Authie (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ leʒe lɛz‿oti], literally Saint-Léger near Authie; Picard: Saint-Njèr-lès-Eutie) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Saint-Léger-lès-Authie
Commune
The town hall and school in Saint-Léger-lès-Authie
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Léger-lès-Authie
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Coordinates: 50°07′37″N 2°30′47″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Péronne
Canton	Albert
Intercommunality	Pays du Coquelicot
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Marie Guenez[1]
Area 1	4.29 km2 (1.66 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	73
• Density	17/km2 (44/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	80705 /80560
Elevation	87–157 m (285–515 ft) (avg. 96 m or 315 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

The commune is situated some 17 miles (27 km) northeast of Amiens, on the D152 road and on the banks of the Authie, the border with the Pas-de-Calais.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	102	—
1975	88	−2.09%
1982	82	−1.00%
1990	92	+1.45%
1999	98	+0.70%
2007	90	−1.06%
2012	90	+0.00%
2017	89	−0.22%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Somme department