Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat

Overview of Saint-Léonard

The small town of Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat has, in addition to a few old buildings, a Romanesque collegiate church dating from the Middle Ages, classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site as part of the Ways of Saint-Jacques-de-Compostela.

Key Facts

Type de lieu: small town.

Intérêt touristique: (worth seeing).

Localisation: east of Limoges, in the Haute-Vienne department.

Distances:

Heure locale: Heure : Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat.

Population: 4,636 inhabitants (2014).

Superficie: 55.59 km².

Altitude: from 250 to 444 m.

Site internet: http://otsi-noblat.fr

History of Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat

What to See and Do

Old buildings along narrow streets and, above all, a beautiful Romanesque collegiate church dating from the Middle Ages, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, give the town its charm.

Musées de Saint-Léonard de Noblat:

HistoRail
A railway museum featuring railway-related artifacts and model train layouts with miniature networks.

Got Mill
This restored water mill is now a museum offering guided tours on papermaking and the history of printing.

Gay-Lussac Museum
This municipal museum is dedicated to Gay-Lussac, a chemist born in 1778 in the town.

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Worth a look / Other

HistoRail

★ A railway museum featuring railway-related artifacts and model train layouts with miniature networks.

Got Mill

★ This restored water mill is now a museum offering guided tours on papermaking and the history of printing.

Gay-Lussac Museum

★ This municipal museum is dedicated to Gay-Lussac, a chemist born in 1778 in the town.