Léon Aimé (9 February 1924 – 31 August 2021) was a French politician. Aimé was born in

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, and became a farmer in Moutiers-les-Mauxfaits. In 1965, he was elected to the municipal council, then became deputy mayor in 1971. Aimé won the mayoralty in 1975, and remained in office until 1995. Several terms in other political offices overlapped with Aimé's tenure as mayor. He was selected to replace , who had died in office, on the General Council of

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, replacing

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, who had been appointed Minister of Veterans Affairs. Aimé was awarded officer of the

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, officier

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, and knight of the

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. Aimé died, aged 97, on 31 August 2021. At the time of Léon Aimé's death, his son, Christian Aimé, was serving a second term as mayor of Moutiers-les-Mauxfaits.

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