Saint-Leu-la-Forêt

Commune in Île-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs

Location of Saint-Leu-la-Forêt

(2020–2026) Sandra Billet^[1]Area

5.24 km² (2.02 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

15,979 • Density3,000/km² (7,900/sq mi)DemonymSaint-LoupiensTime zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

95563 /95320

Elevation57–191 m (187–627 ft)Websitewww.saint-leu-la-foret.fr¹ 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 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. In 2021, it had a population of 15,979.

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

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Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% 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, 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.

International relations

Twin towns – sister cities

Partner cities

Novi Sad, Serbia^[4]

References

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