La Celle-Saint-Cloud (French pronunciation: [la sɛl sɛ̃ klu] (
listen)) 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 the center.
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Château de la Celle | |
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Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs | |
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| Coordinates: 48°50′28″N 2°08′04″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] |
| Area 1 | 5.82 km2 (2.25 sq mi) |
| Population | 20,692 |
| • Density | 3,600/km2 (9,200/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. | |
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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]
Public preschool and elementary schools in the commune:[8]
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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]
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