The canton of Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat is a French canton located in the department of Haute-Vienne and in the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
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Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat, often simply referred to as Saint-Léonard, is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in west-central France, on a hill above the river Vienne. It is named after the 6th-century Saint Leonard of Noblac.
The commune of Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat covers the town of Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat and a number of small villages and hamlets, including Lajoumard.
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Lajoumard is a village in Limousin, France. According to its inhabitants, it is one of the oldest villages in the area. Located between Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat and Le Châtenet-en-Dognon, it has about 20 old houses with stone walls. The two small driving-roads that cross the village become very narrow in the inner village, and houses are tangled as in a small Mediterranean town.
Many old trails pass through Lajoumard, which is on the Way of Saint James. A typical old French school at the village's entrance has been converted to a house. Surrounded by fields and forests, Lajoumard is within nature, which brings prunes, apples, pears or chestnuts, depending on the season. The preserved integration with nature gives an idea of how villages were in early-20th century France.
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Eybouleuf is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France.
Inhabitants are known as Saccas.
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Royères in a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in west-central France.
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La Geneytouse is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in west-central France.
Inhabitants are known as Geneytousois.
Geography
This canton is organized around Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat in the Arrondissement of Limoges. Its altitude is between 235 meters in (Royères) and 586 meters in (Sauviat-sur-Vige) with an average of 373 m.
Administration
In 2015, Christelle Aupetit-Berthelemot and Jean-Claude Leblois won the election.
Composition
Since the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the communes of the canton of Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat are:
See also
Cantons of the Haute-Vienne department Arrondissement of Limoges