Saint-Leu-la-Forêt
Saint-Leu-la-Forêt (Fr-Paris--Saint-Leu-la-Forêt.ogg) is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department, in the northwestern outer suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 19.9 km from the centre of Paris.
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Saint-Leu-la-Forêt • Commune Status — Commune • Arrondissement — Argenteuil • Canton — Domont • Intercommunality — CA Val Parisis • Demonym — Saint-Loupiens • Mayor — Loïc Vidal • Term — 2026–32 • Elevation Min M — 57 • Elevation Max M — 191 • Area Km2 — 5.24 • Insee — 95563 • Postal Code — 95320
Documentary record
Saint-Leu-la-Forêt is a place recorded by the Etalab API Découpage administratif and the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names. The authority records of the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names record Saint-Leu-la-Forêt as an inhabited place. Etalab API Découpage administratif records Saint-Leu-la-Forêt as a commune. The authority records of the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names record Île-de-France as the administrative unit of Saint-Leu-la-Forêt. Etalab API Découpage administratif records Val-d'Oise as the administrative unit of Saint-Leu-la-Forêt. Etalab API Découpage administratif records Île-de-France as the administrative region of Saint-Leu-la-Forêt. Etalab API Découpage administratif records France as the country of Saint-Leu-la-Forêt.
History
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.
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The area of Saint-Leu-la-Forêt is 522.44 hectares, according to the Etalab API Découpage administratif. The Etalab API Découpage administratif records the postal code 95320 for Saint-Leu-la-Forêt.
Transport
Transport
Saint-Leu-la-Forêt is served by Saint-Leu-la-Forêt station on the Transilien Paris-Nord suburban rail line.
Twin towns – sister cities
Twin towns – sister cities
• Germany Wendlingen am Neckar, Germany • United Kingdom Culcheth, United Kingdom
Partner cities
Partner cities
• Serbia Novi Sad, Serbia
Cultural connections
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 in rue de Boissy from 1926 to 1930. • Sylvie Oussenko (born in 1945), 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.
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- 1.Chollet, Daniel. Municipales 2026 à Saint-Leu-la-Forêt. La victoire de Loïc Vidal marque le retour de la gauche. actu.fr. 2026-03-26.
- 2.Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 5 May 2026.
- 3.Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
- 4.novisadinvest.rs. The Ambassador of France Visits Novi Sad. 25 May 2022.
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