Saint-Leu-la-Forêt () is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department, in the northwestern outer suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris.
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.
Population
Transport Saint-Leu-la-Forêt is served by Saint-Leu-la-Forêt station on the Transilien Paris-Nord suburban rail line.
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.
International relations Twin towns – sister cities Wendlingen am Neckar, Germany Culcheth, United Kingdom
Partner cities Novi Sad, Serbia
See also Communes of the Val-d'Oise department Castle of Saint-Leu
References
External links
Official website Association of Mayors of the Val d'Oise