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La Celle-Saint-Cloud

Coordinates: 48°50′28″N 2°08′04″E / 48.8411°N 2.1344°E / 48.8411; 2.1344
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La Celle-Saint-Cloud
Commune
The Château de la Celle, owned by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and used for diplomatic receptions.
The Château de la Celle, owned by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and used for diplomatic receptions.
Coat of arms of La Celle-Saint-Cloud
Coat of arms
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Location of La Celle-Saint-Cloud
Map
La Celle-Saint-Cloud is located in France
La Celle-Saint-Cloud
La Celle-Saint-Cloud
La Celle-Saint-Cloud is located in Île-de-France (region)
La Celle-Saint-Cloud
La Celle-Saint-Cloud
Coordinates: 48°50′28″N 2°08′04″E / 48.8411°N 2.1344°E / 48.8411; 2.1344
CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentYvelines
ArrondissementVersailles
CantonLe Chesnay-Rocquencourt
IntercommunalityCA Versailles Grand Parc
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Olivier Delaporte[1] (DVC)
Area
1
5.82 km2 (2.25 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
20,476
 • Density3,500/km2 (9,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
78126 /78170
Websitelacellesaintcloud.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

La Celle-Saint-Cloud (French pronunciation: [la sɛl sɛ̃ klu] ⓘ) is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in Northern France.[3] It is a western outer suburb of Paris, 15.6 km (9.7 mi) from its centre, on the departmental border with Hauts-de-Seine. In 2021, it had a population of 20,476.

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 361—    
1800 329−1.32%
1806 363+1.65%
1821 340−0.44%
1831 361+0.60%
1836 365+0.22%
1841 388+1.23%
1846 416+1.40%
1851 433+0.80%
1856 460+1.22%
1861 592+5.18%
1866 616+0.80%
1872 560−1.58%
1876 663+4.31%
1881 892+6.11%
1886 821−1.65%
1891 867+1.10%
1896 910+0.97%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 963+1.14%
1906 1,029+1.33%
1911 1,093+1.21%
1921 1,167+0.66%
1926 1,534+5.62%
1931 1,782+3.04%
1936 2,043+2.77%
1946 2,863+3.43%
1954 5,018+7.27%
1962 20,284+19.08%
1968 24,687+3.33%
1975 25,696+0.57%
1982 23,326−1.37%
1990 22,834−0.27%
1999 21,527−0.65%
2009 20,844−0.32%
2014 21,275+0.41%
2020 20,496−0.62%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968–2020)[5]

Transport

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La Celle-Saint-Cloud is served by two stations on the Transilien Paris-Saint-Lazare suburban rail line: La Celle-Saint-Cloud and Bougival.[6]

Main sights

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Education

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Public preschool and elementary schools in the commune:[8]

Junior high schools:[9]

Senior high schools:[10]

Private primary schools:[8]

  • École privée Sainte-Marie

Notable people

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La Celle-Saint-Cloud is the birthplace of the noted Franco-British author Hilaire Belloc.[11] It was also the home of English actress Harriet Howard following her affair with Napoleon III. She owned the château de Beauregard, which was later owned by Maurice de Hirsch.[12]

Lucien-Rene Duchesne (1908–1984), mayor of La Celle-Saint-Cloud from 1959 to 1981.

French actress and model Ludivine Sagnier (of Mesrine: Part 2 fame) is also a native of La Celle-Saint-Cloud.[13]

Since September 2014, politician Marine Le Pen has resided in the town.[14]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Commune de La Celle-Saint-Cloud (78126)". INSEE.
  4. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet La Celle-Saint-Cloud, EHESS (in French).
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  6. ^ Line L, www.transilien.com. Retrieved 22, March 2022.
  7. ^ a b Things to Do in La-Celle-Saint-Cloud, Tripadvisor.com. Retrieved 2022-23-03
  8. ^ a b "Maternelles et élémentaires Archived 2016-11-05 at the Wayback Machine." La Celle-Saint-Cloud. Retrieved on September 2, 2016.
  9. ^ "Collèges Archived 2016-11-09 at the Wayback Machine." La Celle-Saint-Cloud. Retrieved on September 2, 2016.
  10. ^ "Lycées Archived 2017-05-09 at the Wayback Machine." La Celle-Saint-Cloud. Retrieved on September 2, 2016.
  11. ^ "Hilaire Belloc | British author | Britannica".
  12. ^ "Harriet Howard: Mistress to Louis Napoleon (Napoleon III)". 11 January 2021.
  13. ^ "Ludivine Sagnier". IMDb.
  14. ^ "Marine Le Pen achète à Millas : "Cela relève de ma vie privée" : Millas". November 17, 2015. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015.
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