The town was originally named Saint Leger, then Saint-Léger-de-Fourcheret until 1867, when Napoleon III issued an Imperial decree renaming it Saint-Léger-de-Vauban, after the French military engineer Vauban, who was born there in 1633.[3]
Culture
The village has a small museum dedicated to Vauban.[4] Since 2021, a baroque and classical music festival has been held there on July [5]
Sights
The church was restored in 1865 and has a functional bell tower. Saint-Léger-Vauban is also home to the Abbaye de la Pierre Qui Vire, and the Chateau de Rueres.
Economy
Saint-Léger's primary economic activity is farming, though there are several small shops, a post office, school, and multiple cheese makers.
