La Celle-Saint-Cloud
Commune
Château de la Celle
Château de la Celle
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
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 of the Île-de-France region in north-central France.[3] It is a western suburb of Paris, 15.6 km (9.7 mi) from its centre, on the departmental border with Hauts-de-Seine.

Demographics

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%
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Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968–2020)[5]

Transport

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

Education

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

Junior high schools:[9]

Senior high schools:[10]

Private primary schools:[8]

Notable people

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

References

  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". 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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