La Celle-Saint-Cloud

La Celle-Saint-Cloud
Commune
Castle of La Celle Saint-Cloud

Coat of arms

Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Coordinates: 48°50′28″N 2°08′04″E / 48.8411°N 2.1344°E / 48.8411; 2.1344Coordinates: 48°50′28″N 2°08′04″E / 48.8411°N 2.1344°E / 48.8411; 2.1344
Country France
Region Île-de-France
Department Yvelines
Arrondissement Versailles
Canton Le Chesnay
Intercommunality CA Versailles Grand Parc
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2013) Olivier Delaporte
Area1 5.82 km2 (2.25 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 21,607
 • Density 3,700/km2 (9,600/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

La Celle-Saint-Cloud is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is located in the western suburbs of Paris 15.6 km (9.7 mi) from the center.

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.

Monuments

Former Château de Beauregard, La Celle St Cloud, pictured in 1872 when it was owned by Baron Maurice de Hirsch

Education

Public preschool and elementary schools in the commune:[1]

Junior high schools:[2]

Senior high schools:[3]

Private primary schools:[1]

  • Ecole privée Sainte-Marie

People

La Celle-Saint-Cloud is the birthplace of the noted Franco-British author Hilaire Belloc. It was also the home of English actress Harriet Howard following her affair with Napoleon III of France. She owned the château de Beauregard. The castle was after owned by Maurice de Hirsch.

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's fame) is also a native of La Celle-Saint-Cloud.

Since September 2014, Marine Le Pen currently resides in the town

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Maternelles et élémentaires ." La Celle-Saint-Cloud. Retrieved on September 2, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Collèges." La Celle-Saint-Cloud. Retrieved on September 2, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Lycées ." La Celle-Saint-Cloud. Retrieved on September 2, 2016.


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