Saint-Leu-la-Forêt

{{Infobox French commune

|name = Saint-Leu-la-Forêt

|commune status = Commune

|image = Saint-Leu-la-Foret - Mairie 01.jpg

|caption = Town hall

|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Saint-Leu-la-Forêt (Val-d'Oise).svg

|map size = 270px

|adjustable map = Saint-Leu-la-Foret_map.png

|map caption = Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs

|coordinates = {{coord|49.0175|2.2472|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|arrondissement = Argenteuil

|canton = Domont

|intercommunality = CA Val Parisis

|demonym = Saint-Loupiens

|mayor = Sandra Billet{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|publisher=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=13 September 2022|language=fr}}

|term = 2020–2026

|elevation min m = 57

|elevation max m = 191

|area km2 = 5.24

|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}

|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}

|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}

|INSEE = 95563

|postal code = 95320

|website = {{url|https://www.saint-leu-la-foret.fr|www.saint-leu-la-foret.fr}}

}}

Saint-Leu-la-Forêt ({{IPA|fr|sɛ̃ lø la fɔʁɛ|-|Fr-Paris--Saint-Leu-la-Forêt.ogg}}) is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department, in the northwestern outer suburbs of Paris, France. It is located {{convert|19.9|km|mi|abbr=on}} from the centre of Paris. In 2021, it had a population of 15,979.

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

{{Historical populations

|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-95563#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE

|percentages = pagr

|align = none

|graph-pos = right

|1968 |10004

|1975 |9664

|1982 |11627

|1990 |14489

|1999 |15127

|2007 |14667

|2012 |14748

|2017 |15798

}}

Transport

Saint-Leu-la-Forêt is served by Saint-Leu-la-Forêt station on the Transilien Paris-Nord suburban rail line.

Cultural connections

Louis Henri Joseph de Bourbon (1756-1830), the last Prince of Condé, was found dead, probably by suicide, at the Château de Saint-Leu on 27 August 1830.
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.

International relations

=Twin towns – sister cities=

{{Flagicon|Germany}} Wendlingen am Neckar, Germany
{{Flagicon|United Kingdom}} Culcheth, United Kingdom

=Partner cities=

{{flagicon|Serbia}} Novi Sad, Serbia{{cite web|title=The Ambassador of France Visits Novi Sad|url=http://www.novisadinvest.rs/en/ambassador-france-visits-novi-sad|publisher=novisadinvest.rs|date=25 May 2022|access-date=5 November 2023|language=English}}

References

External links

[https://www.saint-leu-la-foret.fr Official website] {{in lang|fr}}
[https://uniondesmairesduvaldoise.fr Association of Mayors of the Val d'Oise] {{in lang|fr}}

Category:Communes of Val-d'Oise