Saint-Leu-la-Forêt

Saint-Leu-la-Forêt
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 Saint-Leu-la-Forêt
	Coordinates: 49°01′03″N 2°14′50″E / 49.0175°N 2.2472°E
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Val-d'Oise
Arrondissement	Argenteuil
Canton	Domont
Intercommunality	CA Val Parisis
Government
• Mayor (2008–2020)	Sébastien Meurant
Area 1	5.24 km2 (2.02 sq mi)
Population (2021)	15,979
• Density	3,000/km2 (7,900/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	95563 /95320
Elevation	57–191 m (187–627 ft)
	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 is a commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 19.9 km (12.4 mi) from the centre of Paris.

Twin towns

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.

Transport

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

Cultural connections

Louis Bonaparte brother to Napoleon I and father to Napoleon III, is buried at Saint-Leu-la-Forêt.
Wanda Landowska her home in Saint-Leu-la-Forêt became a center for the performance and study of early music, particularly of the Renaissance and Baroque eras.
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.