La Celle-Saint-Cloud
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Commune of La Celle-Saint-Cloud |
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| Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul church | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Yvelines |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Germain-en-Laye |
| Canton | La Celle-Saint-Cloud (chef-lieu) |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes des Coteaux de Seine |
| Mayor | Olivier Delaporte (2001-2008) |
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| Land area¹ | 5.82 km² |
| Population² (Jan. 1, 2005 estimate) (March 8, 1999 census) |
21,600 21,527 |
| - Density | 3,711/km² (2005) |
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| 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 sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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La Celle-Saint-Cloud is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 15.6 km. (9.7 miles) from the center of Paris.
[edit] 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.
[edit] Famous Persons
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.
World-renowned English painter Betty Burk resides in La Celle-Saint-Cloud in the home she and her husband designed and built in the 1970s.
[edit] External links
- Official website (in French)
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