Saint-Léons

Commune in Occitanie, France

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Commune in Occitania, France

Coat of arms

Location of Saint-Léons

(2020–2026) Jean-Michel Arnal^[1]Area

32.89 km² (12.70 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

425 • Density13/km² (33/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

12238 /12780

Elevation506–981 m (1,660–3,219 ft)
(avg. 710 m or 2,330 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Léons (Languedocien: Sant Liònç) is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France.

It was the birthplace of the entomologist Jean-Henri Fabre (1823–1915).

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	284	—
1968	291	+2.5%
1975	306	+5.2%
1982	308	+0.7%
1990	288	−6.5%
1999	301	+4.5%
2008	347	+15.3%

Neolithic arrowheads Muséum de Toulouse
Church of Saint-Léons
Birthplace of Jean-Henri Fabre

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.