Saint-Leu-la-Forêt () is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department, in the northwestern outer suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris.

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 Henri Joseph de Bourbon (1756-1830), the last Prince of Condé, was found dead, probably by suicide, at the Château de Saint-Leu on 27 August 1830.
  • 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

  • Wendlingen am Neckar, Germany
  • Culcheth, United Kingdom

Partner cities

  • Novi Sad, Serbia

See also

  • Communes of the Val-d'Oise department
  • Castle of Saint-Leu

References

  • Official website
  • Association of Mayors of the Val d'Oise