La Celle-Saint-Cloud
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{{Infobox French commune
|name = La Celle-Saint-Cloud
|commune status = Commune
|image = Château La Celle Saint-Cloud.jpg
|caption = The Château de la Celle, owned by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and used for diplomatic receptions.
|map size = 270px
|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr La Celle-Saint-Cloud (Yvelines).svg
|adjustable map = La-Celle-Saint-Cloud_map.png
|map caption = Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
|arrondissement = Versailles
|canton = Le Chesnay-Rocquencourt
|INSEE = 78126
|postal code = 78170
|party = DVC
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = CA Versailles Grand Parc
|coordinates = {{coord|48.8411|2.1344|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
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|area km2 = 5.82
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|website = {{URL|https://lacellesaintcloud.fr|lacellesaintcloud.fr}}
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La Celle-Saint-Cloud ({{IPA|fr|la sɛl sɛ̃ klu|-|LL-Q150 (fra)-Jules78120-La Celle-Saint-Cloud.wav}}) is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in Northern France.{{Cite web|url=https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/78126-la-celle-saint-cloud|title = Commune de La Celle-Saint-Cloud (78126)|publisher=INSEE}} It is a western outer suburb of Paris, {{convert|15.6|km|mi|abbr=on}} from its centre, on the departmental border with Hauts-de-Seine. In 2021, it had a population of 20,476.
Demographics
{{Historical populations
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| source = EHESS{{Cassini-Ehess|7424|La Celle-Saint-Cloud}} and INSEE (1968–2020)[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/7633058?geo=COM-78126#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
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|1793 |361
|1800 |329
|1806 |363
|1821 |340
|1831 |361
|1836 |365
|1841 |388
|1846 |416
|1851 |433
|1856 |460
|1861 |592
|1866 |616
|1872 |560
|1876 |663
|1881 |892
|1886 |821
|1891 |867
|1896 |910
|1901 |963
|1906 |1029
|1911 |1093
|1921 |1167
|1926 |1534
|1931 |1782
|1936 |2043
|1946 |2863
|1954 |5018
|1962 |20284
|1968 |24687
|1975 |25696
|1982 |23326
|1990 |22834
|1999 |21527
|2009 |20844
|2014 |21275
|2020 |20496
}}
Transport
La Celle-Saint-Cloud is served by two stations on the Transilien Paris-Saint-Lazare suburban rail line: La Celle-Saint-Cloud and Bougival.[https://www.transilien.com/en/page-lignes/ligne-l Line L], www.transilien.com. Retrieved 22, March 2022.
Main sights
- The Château de la Celle, now property of the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs[https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attractions-g1932625-Activities-La_Celle_Saint_Cloud_Yvelines_Ile_de_France.html Things to Do in La-Celle-Saint-Cloud], Tripadvisor.com. Retrieved 2022-23-03
- The Château de Beauregard (only a fragment remains)
- The Pavillon du Butard{{citation needed|date=October 2022}}
Education
Public preschool and elementary schools in the commune:"[http://www.lacellesaintcloud.fr/enfance-jeunesse/vie-scolaire/les-etablissements-scolaires/groupes-scolaires/ Maternelles et élémentaires ] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161105082814/http://www.lacellesaintcloud.fr/enfance-jeunesse/vie-scolaire/les-etablissements-scolaires/groupes-scolaires/ |date=2016-11-05 }}." La Celle-Saint-Cloud. Retrieved on September 2, 2016.
- Groupe scolaire Jules Ferry
- Groupe scolaire Henri Dunant
- Groupe Scolaire Louis Pasteur
- Groupe Scolaire Morel de Vindé
- Groupe Scolaire Pierre et Marie Curie
- Collège Victor Hugo
- Collège Louis Pasteur
- Lycée Pierre Corneille
- Lycée Professionnel Lucien-René Duchesne
- Lycée Professionnel Jean-Baptiste Colbert
- École privée Sainte-Marie
Notable people
La Celle-Saint-Cloud is the birthplace of the noted Franco-British author Hilaire Belloc.{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Hilaire-Belloc|title = Hilaire Belloc | British author | Britannica}} It was also the home of English actress Harriet Howard following her affair with Napoleon III. She owned the château de Beauregard, which was later owned by Maurice de Hirsch.{{Cite web|url=https://www.geriwalton.com/harriet-howard-mistress-to-louis-napoleon-napoleon-iii/|title=Harriet Howard: Mistress to Louis Napoleon (Napoleon III)|date=11 January 2021}}
Lucien-Rene Duchesne (1908–1984), mayor of La Celle-Saint-Cloud from 1959 to 1981.
French actress and model Ludivine Sagnier (of Mesrine: Part 2 fame) is also a native of La Celle-Saint-Cloud.{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0756203/|title = Ludivine Sagnier|website = IMDb}}
Since September 2014, politician Marine Le Pen has resided in the town.{{Cite web |url=http://millas.blogs.lindependant.com/archive/2010/09/13/marine-le-pen-achete-a-millas-cela-releve-de-ma-vie-privee.html |title=Marine Le Pen achète à Millas : "Cela relève de ma vie privée" : Millas |date=November 17, 2015 |website= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117020349/http://millas.blogs.lindependant.com/archive/2010/09/13/marine-le-pen-achete-a-millas-cela-releve-de-ma-vie-privee.html |archive-date=17 November 2015 |url-status=dead}}
Henri Vetch was born in this town.{{cite journal|last=Stevens|first=Keith|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/23890010|title=Henri Vetch (1898–1978): Soldier, Bookseller And Publisher|journal=Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch|year=2006|volume=46|pages=101–148|jstor=23890010}} - Cited: p. 101.
See also
References
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External links
- [http://lacellesaintcloud.fr/ Official website] (in French)
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{{Yvelines communes}}
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