Saint-Leu-la-Forêt
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| region | Île-de-France | |
| Department | Val d'Oise | |
| Arrondissement | Argenteuil | |
| Canton | Domont | |
| Community association | Val Parisis | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 1 ′ N , 2 ° 15 ′ E | |
| height | 57-191 m | |
| surface | 5.24 km 2 | |
| Residents | 15,798 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 3,015 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 95320 | |
| INSEE code | 95563 | |
| Website | http://www.saint-leu-la-foret.fr | |
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Saint-Leu-la-Foret is a French commune in the department of Val-d'Oise in the region of Ile-de-France . It belongs to the canton of Domont in the Argenteuil arrondissement .
geography
The community with 15,798 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) is located on the north-northwestern edge of the Paris agglomeration , 26 kilometers from Notre Dame Cathedral and twelve kilometers from the city of Saint-Denis . 146 hectares of the 524 hectares of community area are forested.
history
Family members of Napoleon Bonaparte owned estates nearby , the place was the burial place of Louis Bonaparte and two of his sons.
The lordship of Saint-Leu-lès-Taverny is mentioned in 1479 at the latest. There have been mayors since the French Revolution in 1789. In 1790 the Seine-et-Oise department was created, in which the village was located. From 1794 the community was called Claire-Fontaine cy-devant Saint-Leu ("Claire-Fontaine formerly Saint-Leu") or Claire-Fontaine for short . With the decree of June 16, 1806, the municipality was merged with Taverny to Saint-Leu-Taverny . Between 1852 and 1870 it was renamed Napoléon-Saint-Leu-Taverny . In October 1915, the communities became independent again and Saint-Leu-la-Forêt was given its current name. By dividing the department, it has been in the new Val-d'Oise department since 1968.
Attractions
- Sainte-Geneviève Chapel, built between the 14th and 17th centuries
- Parish church of Saint-Leu-Saint-Gilles, built in 1851
- Château de la Chaumette, built in 1869
Town twinning
- Wendlingen am Neckar , Baden-Württemberg, since 1988
- Culcheth , England
Personalities
- Louis Velle (* 1926), actor and screenwriter
- Claire Voisin (* 1962), mathematician
- Alexandre Alphonse (* 1982), football player
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Val-d'Oise. Flohic Éditions, Volume 2, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-056-6 , pp. 759-770.
Web links
- Official website of the municipality (French)