La Celle-Saint-Cloud

La Celle-Saint-Cloud (French pronunciation: [la sɛl sɛ̃ klu] (listen)) is a commune in the Yvelines department of the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is a western suburb of Paris, 15.6 km (9.7 mi) from the center.

La Celle-Saint-Cloud
Commune
Château de la Celle
Coat of arms
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Location of La Celle-Saint-Cloud
La Celle-Saint-Cloud
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
La Celle-Saint-Cloud
La Celle-Saint-Cloud (Île-de-France (region))
Coordinates: 48°50′28″N 2°08′04″E
CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentYvelines
ArrondissementVersailles
CantonLe Chesnay
IntercommunalityCA Versailles Grand Parc
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Olivier Delaporte[1]
Area
1
5.82 km2 (2.25 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[2]
20,830
 • Density3,600/km2 (9,300/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.

Population
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%
2007 20,999−0.31%
2012 21,132+0.13%
2017 20,966−0.16%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

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.

Main sights

Education

Public preschool and elementary schools in the commune:[5]

Junior high schools:[6]

Senior high schools:[7]

Private primary schools:[5]

  • Ecole privée Sainte-Marie

Notable 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. She owned the château de Beauregard, which was later 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 fame) is also a native of La Celle-Saint-Cloud.

Since September 2014, politician Marine Le Pen has resided in the town.

See also

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2018". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2020.
  3. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet La Celle-Saint-Cloud, EHESS. (in French)
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. "Maternelles et élémentaires ." La Celle-Saint-Cloud. Retrieved on September 2, 2016.
  6. "Collèges." La Celle-Saint-Cloud. Retrieved on September 2, 2016.
  7. "Lycées ." La Celle-Saint-Cloud. Retrieved on September 2, 2016.


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