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

Saint-Leu-la-Forêt
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Location of 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 (2020–2026)	Sandra Billet[1]
Area 1	5.24 km2 (2.02 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	16,130
• Density	3,100/km2 (8,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	95563 /95320
Elevation	57–191 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.

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

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, 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.

Twin towns

• Wendlingen am Neckar, Germany
• Culcheth, United Kingdom

See also

• Communes of the Val-d'Oise department

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Saint-Leu-la-Forêt.

• Official website (in French)
• Association of Mayors of the Val d’Oise (in French)

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