Saint-Leu-la-Forêt
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of Saint-Leu-la-Forêt
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Location of Saint-Leu-la-Forêt
Saint-Leu-la-Forêt is located in France
Saint-Leu-la-Forêt
Saint-Leu-la-Forêt
Saint-Leu-la-Forêt is located in Île-de-France (region)
Saint-Leu-la-Forêt
Saint-Leu-la-Forêt
Coordinates: 49°01′03″N 2°14′50″E / 49.0175°N 2.2472°E / 49.0175; 2.2472
CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentVal-d'Oise
ArrondissementArgenteuil
CantonDomont
IntercommunalityCA Val Parisis
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Sandra Billet[1]
Area
1
5.24 km2 (2.02 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2021)[2]
15,979
  Density3,000/km2 (7,900/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.

Saint-Leu-la-Forêt (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ la fɔʁɛ] ) 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

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
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[3]

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, are 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

Partner cities

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  4. "The Ambassador of France Visits Novi Sad". novisadinvest.rs. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2023.


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