Saint-Leu-la-Forêt

Saint-Leu-la-Forêt 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.

Saint-Leu-la-Forêt
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Location of Saint-Leu-la-Forêt
Saint-Leu-la-Forêt
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Saint-Leu-la-Forêt
Saint-Leu-la-Forêt (Île-de-France (region))
Coordinates: 49°01′03″N 2°14′50″E
CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentVal-d'Oise
ArrondissementArgenteuil
CantonDomont
IntercommunalityCA Val Parisis
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Sandra Billet
Area
1
5.24 km2 (2.02 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
15,798
 • Density3,000/km2 (7,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
95563 /95320
Elevation57–191 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.

Twin towns

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.

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 her home in Saint-Leu-la-Forêt became a center for the performance and study of early music, particularly of the Renaissance and Baroque eras.
  • 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.

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.



This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.