Saint-Léger-du-Bourg-Denis
# Saint-Léger-du-Bourg-Denis

Saint-Léger-du-Bourg-Denis (French pronunciation: ​) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

## Geography

Saint-Léger-du-Bourg-Denis is a light industrial suburban town surrounded by woodland and situated in the Roumois, just 3 miles (4.8 km) east of the centre of Rouen at the junction of the D42 and the D138 roads.

## History

### Etymology

The current official name of the town derives from a mistaken etymology dating back to French Revolution. Political authorities have retained and not reformed this quaint error to the present day. A more rational name would be "Saint-Léger-Bourdeny", after its ancient name "Bourdeny", a Gallo-Roman toponym in -acum, formed with the Germanic personal name Burdinus, thus Burdiniacum > Bourdeny. Burdinus, a given name, gave rise to the patronymic surnames Bourdain and Bourdin, common in west central France.

A similar name can be found in the Merovingian toponym Bourdainville.

### Heraldry

| Arms of Saint-Léger-du-Bourg-Denis | The arms of Saint-Léger-du-Bourg-Denis are blazoned : Gules, a chevron between 2 leopards heads and a spindle bendwise sinister argent. |
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## Places of interest

* The church of St.Léger, dating from the sixteenth century.
* The debris of a tenth-century castle.
