Saint-Leu-la-Forêt
Saint-Leu-la-Forêt | |
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Coordinates: 49°01′03″N 2°14′50″E / 49.0175°N 2.2472°ECoordinates: 49°01′03″N 2°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 |
Area 1 | 5.24 km2 (2.02 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2019) | 16,130 |
• Density | 3,100/km2 (8,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 95563 /95320 |
Elevation | 57–191 m (187–627 ft) |
1 French 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: [sɛ̃ lø la fɔʁɛ] (listen)) is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department, in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 19.9 km (12.4 mi) from the centre of Paris.
History
In 1806, the commune of Saint-Leu-la-Forêt merged with the neighboring commune of Taverny, resulting in the creation of the commune of Saint-Leu-Taverny.
In 1821, the commune of Saint-Leu-Taverny was demerged. Thus, Saint-Leu-la-Forêt and Taverny were both restored as separate communes.
Population
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 |
Transport
Saint-Leu-la-Forêt is served by Saint-Leu-la-Forêt station on the Transilien Paris-Nord suburban rail line.
Cultural connections
- Louis Bonaparte brother to Napoleon I and father to Napoleon III, is buried at Saint-Leu-la-Forêt.
- Wanda Landowska's villa in Saint-Leu-la-Forêt became a center for the performance and study of early music, particularly of the Baroque era.
- Eyvind Johnson lived rue de Boissy, from 1926 to 1930.
- Sylvie Oussenko (born in 1945), singer mezzo-soprano and writer was born in Saint-Leu-la-Forêt.
- In Patrick 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.
Twin towns
See also