Saint-Leu-la-Forêt
Saint-Leu-la-Forêt | |
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 Town hall | |
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 Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs | |
Location of Saint-Leu-la-Forêt  | |
  Saint-Leu-la-Forêt  Saint-Leu-la-Forêt | |
| Coordinates:49°01′03″N2°14′50″E/ 49.0175°N 2.2472°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Val-d'Oise |
| Arrondissement | Argenteuil |
| Canton | Domont |
| Intercommunality | CA Val Parisis |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Sandra Billet[1] |
| Area 1 | 5.24 km2(2.02 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 15,979 |
| • Density | 3,000/km2(7,900/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Saint-Loupiens |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00(CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00(CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 95563/95320 |
| Elevation | 57–191 m (187–627 ft) |
| Website | www.saint-leu-la-foret.fr |
| 1French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2(0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saint-Leu-la-Forêt(French pronunciation:[sɛ̃lølafɔʁɛ]) is acommunein theVal-d'Oisedepartment,in the northwestern outer suburbs ofParis,France.It is located 19.9 km (12.4 mi) from thecentre of Paris.In 2021, it had a population of 15,979.
History
[edit]In 1806, the commune of Saint-Leu-la-Forêt merged with the neighboring commune ofTaverny,resulting in the creation of the commune ofSaint-Leu-Taverny.
In 1821, the commune ofSaint-Leu-Tavernywas demerged. Thus, Saint-Leu-la-Forêt and Taverny were both restored as separate communes.
Population
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| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 10,004 | — |
| 1975 | 9,664 | −0.49% |
| 1982 | 11,627 | +2.68% |
| 1990 | 14,489 | +2.79% |
| 1999 | 15,127 | +0.48% |
| 2007 | 14,667 | −0.39% |
| 2012 | 14,748 | +0.11% |
| 2017 | 15,798 | +1.39% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Transport
[edit]Saint-Leu-la-Forêt is served bySaint-Leu-la-Forêt stationon theTransilien Paris-Nordsuburban rail line.
Cultural connections
[edit]- Louis Henri Joseph de Bourbon (1756-1830), the lastPrince of Condé,was found dead, probably by suicide, at the Château de Saint-Leu on 27 August 1830.
- Louis Bonapartebrother toNapoleon Iand father toNapoleon III,is buried at Saint-Leu-la-Forêt.
- Wanda Landowska'svilla in Saint-Leu-la-Forêt became a center for the performance and study of early music, particularly of the Baroque era.
- Eyvind Johnsonlived rue de Boissy, from 1926 to 1930.
- Sylvie Oussenko(born in 1945), singermezzo-sopranoand writer was born in Saint-Leu-la-Forêt.
- InPatrick Modiano's book,So You Don't Get Lost in the Neighborhood,the narrator spends part of his childhood in the care of a teenage girl living in a mysterious house in Saint-Leu-la-Forêt.
International relations
[edit]Twin towns – sister cities
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Partner cities
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Répertoire national des élus: les maires"(in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^"Populations légales 2021"(in French).The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies.28 December 2023.
- ^Population en historique depuis 1968,INSEE
- ^"The Ambassador of France Visits Novi Sad".novisadinvest.rs. 25 May 2022.Retrieved5 November2023.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related toSaint-Leu-la-Forêt.
- Official website(in French)
- Association of Mayors of the Val d'Oise(in French)
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