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Coordinates: 48°50′28″N 2°08′04″E / 48.8411°N 2.1344°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Île-de-France |
Department | Yvelines |
Arrondissement | Versailles |
Canton | Le Chesnay-Rocquencourt |
Intercommunality | CA Versailles Grand Parc |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Olivier Delaporte[1] (DVC) |
Area 1 | 5.82 km2 (2.25 sq mi) |
Population | 20,476 |
• Density | 3,500/km2 (9,100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 78126 /78170 |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
La Celle-Saint-Cloud (French pronunciation: [la sɛl sɛ̃ klu] ) is a ⓘcommune in the Yvelines department of the Île-de-France region in north-central France.[3] It is a western suburb of Paris, 15.6 km (9.7 mi) from its centre, on the departmental border with Hauts-de-Seine.
Demographics
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Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968–2020)[5] |
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.[6]
Main sights
- The Château de la Celle, now property of the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs[7]
- The Château de Beauregard (only a fragment remains)[7]
- The Pavillon du Butard
Education
Public preschool and elementary schools in the commune:[8]
- Groupe scolaire Jules Ferry
- Groupe scolaire Henri Dunant
- Groupe Scolaire Louis Pasteur
- Groupe Scolaire Morel de Vindé
- Groupe Scolaire Pierre et Marie Curie
Junior high schools:[9]
- Collège Victor Hugo
- Collège Louis Pasteur
Senior high schools:[10]
- Lycée Pierre Corneille
- Lycée Professionnel Lucien-René Duchesne
- Lycée Professionnel Jean-Baptiste Colbert
Private primary schools:[8]
- École privée Sainte-Marie
Notable people
La Celle-Saint-Cloud is the birthplace of the noted Franco-British author Hilaire Belloc.[11] 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.[12]
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.[13]
Since September 2014, politician Marine Le Pen has resided in the town.[14]
See also
References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
- ↑ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ↑ "Commune de La Celle-Saint-Cloud (78126)". INSEE.
- ↑ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet La Celle-Saint-Cloud, EHESS (in French).
- ↑ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ↑ Line L, www.transilien.com. Retrieved 22, March 2022.
- 1 2 Things to Do in La-Celle-Saint-Cloud, Tripadvisor.com. Retrieved 2022-23-03
- 1 2 "Maternelles et élémentaires Archived 2016-11-05 at the Wayback Machine." La Celle-Saint-Cloud. Retrieved on September 2, 2016.
- ↑ "Collèges Archived 2016-11-09 at the Wayback Machine." La Celle-Saint-Cloud. Retrieved on September 2, 2016.
- ↑ "Lycées Archived 2017-05-09 at the Wayback Machine." La Celle-Saint-Cloud. Retrieved on September 2, 2016.
- ↑ "Hilaire Belloc | British author | Britannica".
- ↑ "Harriet Howard: Mistress to Louis Napoleon (Napoleon III)". 11 January 2021.
- ↑ "Ludivine Sagnier". IMDb.
- ↑ "Marine Le Pen achète à Millas : "Cela relève de ma vie privée" : Millas". November 17, 2015. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015.
External links
- Official website (in French)