Saint Leu la Forêt

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Country France Department Val-d'Oise Intercommunality Val Parisis Area 5.26 km² Arrondissement Pontoise		Region Île-de-France Canton Domont Population (2013) 15,082 Local time Tuesday 10:39 PM

Weather 12°C, Wind SW at 6 km/h, 71% Humidity

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.

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Twin towns

Wendlingen am Neckar, Germany

Culcheth, United Kingdom

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.

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.

References

Saint-Leu-la-Forêt Wikipedia

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