La Celle-Saint-Cloud

Commune in Île-de-France, France

Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs

(2020–2026) Olivier Delaporte^[1] (DVC)Area5.82 km² (2.25 sq mi)Population20,476 • Density3,500/km² (9,100/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeWebsitelacellesaintcloud.fr¹ 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 in the Île-de-France region in Northern France.^[3] It is a western outer suburb of Paris, 15.6 km (9.7 mi) from its centre, on the departmental border with Hauts-de-Seine. In 2021, it had a population of 20,476.

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 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%	Year Pop. ±% 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

• The Château de la Celle, now property of the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs^[7]
• The Château de Beauregard (only a fragment remains)^[7]
• The Pavillon du Butard^{[citation needed]}

Education

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

• Groupe scolaire Jules Ferry
• Groupe scolaire Henri Dunant
• Groupe Scolaire Louis Pasteur
• Groupe Scolaire Morel de Vindé
• Groupe Scolaire Pierre et Marie Curie

Junior high schools:^[9]

• Collège Victor Hugo
• Collège Louis Pasteur

Senior high schools:^[10]

• Lycée Pierre Corneille
• Lycée Professionnel Lucien-René Duchesne
• Lycée Professionnel Jean-Baptiste Colbert

Private primary schools:^[8]

• École privée Sainte-Marie

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

• Communes of the Yvelines department

References

External links

• Official website (in French)

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