The town of Saint-Léger-les-Melle, following its merger with the Enclave of the Martiniere from 1 January 1973, became Saint-Léger-de-la-Martinière.
With about 1 100 inhabitants, an area of 2500 hectares, the town is situated on a plateau at an altitude of 160 meters.
It is dug three deep valleys, which run in small rivers.
Two of them, the Mareuil and Bignon, form the Light at Saint-Leger. The Light, after having crossed the pond to the Rhodia factory, falls into the Berland at a place called Canteau on common Paizay-le-Tort.
In the valley flows the 3rd Beron, fed by the brook trout of the Triangle and several small fountains, prized by anglers, including the pond Foot Pouzin.
The town is rural. There is still in its villages 24 farms with herds of goats and lactating dairy cows, beef cattle and much grain. In this area there are also 5 craftsmen (masons, carpenter, lumberjack).
The industrial zone "Rhodia" and the commercial and artisanal (with about thirty companies and businesses), and the town, the city Peter Brown and Clos de la Talle, characterize the urban side of the town.
Saint-Léger-la Martiniere is located on the D950 between Poitiers and Saintes. In crossing the town, the road is called the Grand Chemin St Jacques de Compostela.
On either side are ancient inns that have been transformed into houses, town hall and function room with its pigeon, falconry next to the bakehouse, garden flowers and bowls. On the square shaded by linden trees is the church of the 12th century.
Today Saint-Léger-de-la-Martinière has 1050 inhabitants. The presence on the territory of "Miss Mills, who was originally a factory, and the merger in 1972 with the common Enclave Martiniere have contributed to population growth.
It is still common on many historical relics in wood and wood Melle custody, ditches demonstrate the existence of defensive walls. In the Valley of Light entries galleries extraction, and the filing of land mines demonstrate the presence during the centuries of researchers lead ore. In the village there are still some of the hostels in Saint Jacques de Compostela, doorways, carved fireplace.
SIGHTSEEING
The church of Saint-Léger:
Built in the 12th century church of Saint-Léger-lès-Melle belonged to the abbey of St. Jean d'Angely.
It was restored in 1682 by the architect Le Duc said "Tuscany" at the expense of Rene de Poix, lord of the fief of St Romans, who had represented his arms on either side of the choir.
A sculptor has carved illiterate "she degli" to describe the wings of eagles appearing on the shield.
The nave is paved with gravestones, including that of Charles Lecoq, Lord St. Leger, who died in 1718.
Portal dated sixteenth. In the nineteenth, we proceeded to various piercings and restoration of windows in the choir.
In 1901, the gable of the facade was redone, and two new bells have been placed.
The paths of washing:
The circuit of Light.
The circuit Béron.
Other laundries St. Leger.
EVENTS AND CELEBRATIONS
Evening Poitiers in March.
Chabichou Day in June
ATTRACTIONS, LEISURES AND ACTIVITES AROUND
Miss 1km: Romanesque churches - including St Hilaire, world heritage by UNESCO - its silver mines and Path Discovery (National Prize of the tree and the environment - 1 100 trees different species).
Tumulus de Bougon: museum of prehistory.
Stretch of water at 12 km.
Route Chabichou, goat cheese farmer.
Marais Poitevin 40 km.
PHOTOS
Footpath
Shell
Church
Four roofs and pig
pigeon Wall
Stone Carved
Wells
Rond Point
Industrial Site
LINKS
www.st-leger-martiniere.fr
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