Saint-Leu-la-Forêt
Commune in Île-de-France, France
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Saint-Leu-la-Forêt (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ lø la fɔʁɛ] ⓘ) is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department, in the northwestern outer suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 19.9 km (12.4 mi) from the centre of Paris.
Saint-Leu-la-Forêt | |
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| Coordinates: 49°01′03″N 2°14′50″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Val-d'Oise |
| Arrondissement | Argenteuil |
| Canton | Domont |
| Intercommunality | CA Val Parisis |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2026–32) | Loïc Vidal[1][2] |
Area 1 | 5.24 km2 (2.02 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[3] | 16,138 |
| • Density | 3,080/km2 (7,980/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Saint-Loupiens |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 95563 /95320 |
| Elevation | 57–191 m (187–627 ft) |
| Website | www.saint-leu-la-foret.fr |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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.
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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 in rue de Boissy from 1926 to 1930.
- Sylvie Oussenko (born in 1945), 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.
