Saint-Leu-la-Forêt

Saint-Leu-la-Forêt 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. In 2021, it had a population of 15,979.

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'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 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.

Twin towns – sister cities

 * 🇩🇪 Wendlingen am Neckar, Germany
 * 🇬🇧 Culcheth, United Kingdom

Partner cities

 * 🇷🇸 Novi Sad, Serbia