Saint-Leu-d'Esserent
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Oise | |
| Arrondissement | Senlis | |
| Canton | Montataire | |
| Community association | Creil Sud Oise | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 13 ' N , 2 ° 25' E | |
| height | 25-137 m | |
| surface | 13.08 km 2 | |
| Residents | 4,688 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 358 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 60160 | |
| INSEE code | 60584 | |
| Website | www.saintleudesserent.fr | |
 Town hall and abbey of Saint-Leu-d'Esserent |
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Saint-Leu-d'Esserent is a French municipality with 4688 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Oise in the region of Hauts-de-France . Saint-Leu-d'Esserent belongs to the Arrondissement of Senlis and the Canton of Montataire . Its inhabitants call themselves Lupoviciens .
geography
Saint-Leu-d'Esserent is located on the river Oise . Here the Thérain flows into the Oise. Saint-Leu-d'Esserent is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Cramoisy and Thiverny in the north, Montataire in the northeast, Saint-Maximin in the east, Gouvieux in the south and south-east, Villers-sous-Saint-Leu in the west and Blaincourt-lès-Précy and Maysel in the northwest.
history
Hugo Graf von Dammartin bequeathed a Romanesque church from the 10th century to the Cluny monastery. The monks who then moved here established the priory of Saint-Leu.
During the Second World War, the Germans stationed V1 rockets here.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
| Residents | 3,048 | 3,587 | 4,462 | 4,459 | 4,288 | 4,867 | 4,769 | 4,702 |
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Saint-Leu-d'Esserent
- Former abbey, construction started around 1140 (probably finished in 1210), Monument historique since 1840 (dovecote since 1965),
- Guesdière Castle with park from the 17th century, today's town hall
