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Saint-Leu-la-Forêt

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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
Saint-Leu-la-Forêt Show map of France Saint-Leu-la-Forêt Show map of Île-de-France (region)
Coordinates: 49°01′03″N 2°14′50″E / 49.0175°N 2.2472°E / 49.0175; 2.2472
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 (2021)^[2]	15,979
• Density	3,000/km² (7,900/sq mi)
Demonym	Saint-Loupiens
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	95563 /95320
Elevation	57–191 m (187–627 ft)
Website	www.saint-leu-la-foret.fr
¹ 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[edit]

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[edit]

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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[edit]

Saint-Leu-la-Forêt is served by Saint-Leu-la-Forêt station on the Transilien Paris-Nord suburban rail line.

Cultural connections[edit]

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.
InPatrick 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.