Saint-Cloud
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| Coordinates: 48°50′N 2°13′E / 48.84°N 2.22°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Hauts-de-Seine |
| Arrondissement | Nanterre |
| Canton | Saint-Cloud |
| Intercommunality | Grand Paris |
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| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Éric Berdoati[1] (DVD) |
| Area 1 | 7.56 km2 (2.92 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 29,727 |
| • Density | 3,900/km2 (10,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 92064 /92210 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saint-Cloud (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ klu]) is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France, 9.6 kilometres (6.0 miles) from the centre of Paris. Like other communes of Hauts-de-Seine such as Marnes-la-Coquette, Neuilly-sur-Seine and Vaucresson, Saint-Cloud is one of France's wealthiest towns, with the second-highest average household income of communities with 10,000 to 50,000 households.[3]
Saint-Cloud is home to the International Bureau of Weights and Measures (IBWM), located in the Parc de Saint-Cloud's Pavillon de Breteuil.
History
The town is named after Clodoald, grandson of Clovis, who is supposed to have sought refuge in a hamlet on the Seine near Paris, then named Novigentum,[citation needed] like many other newly founded mercantile settlements outside the traditional towns. After he was canonized, the village where his tomb was located took the name of Sanctus Clodoaldus.
A park contains the ruins of the
The town is also famous for the Saint-Cloud porcelain produced there from 1693 to 1766.[4]
The Headquarters of the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) was at 22 Rue Armengaud from 1966 until 1989, when it moved to Lyon.
Demographics
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Main sights
Tribute to Santos-Dumont
On the Avenue de Longchamp is a bronze statue commissioned by the Airclub of France representing the Greek mythological figure
Transport
Saint-Cloud is served by two stations on the
.The town is also served by tramway Line T2, which runs alongside the Seine.
Central Saint-Cloud, known as le village ("the village"), is also served by the
Hospital
Education
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Public high schools:
- Lycée Alexandre-Dumas
- Lycée Santos-Dumont
It is also served by the public high school Lycée Jean Pierre Vernant in Sèvres.[7]
Private high schools:
- Institution Saint-Pie-X
International schools:
- American School of Paris
- Internationale Deutsche Schule Paris (German school)[8]
A campus of the Paris Nanterre University is also located in the city.
Personalities
Notable births
- Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (1674–1723), Regent of France from 1715 to 1723
- Élisabeth Charlotte d'Orléans (1676–1744), Regent of Lorraine, lived at the Palace at Saint-Cloud
- Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (1747–1793), a key figure during the early stages of the French Revolution;
- Princess Marie Bonaparte (1882–1962), psychoanalyst, closely linked with Sigmund Freud
- Gilbert Norman (1914–1944), Special Operations Executive member
- Annick Gendron, painter
- Nicole Courcel (1930–2016), film actress
- Jean-Claude Killy (born 1943), alpine skier and a triple Olympic champion
- Gérard Manset (born 1945), known as Manset, rock songwriter
- Hervé Guibert (1955–1991), writer
- Mino Cinelu(born 1957), musician
- Alexandra Fusai (born 1973), former professional tennis player
- member of parliament
- Magalie Poisson (born 1982), Olympic rhythmic gymnast
- Paul Lasne (born 1989), footballer
- classical pianist, prodigy
Notable residents
- Henri III of France(1551–1589), King of France, assassinated in Saint-Cloud
- Philippe d'Orléans (1640–1701) lived in the Château de Saint-Cloud from 1658 to his death in 1701
- Henrietta of England (1644–1670) lived and died in the Château de Saint-Cloud
- Napoléon I(1769–1821) lived in the Château de Saint-Cloud
- Antoine Sénard (1800–1885), member of the National Assembly, mayor of Saint-Cloud from 1871 to 1874
- Émile Verhaeren (1855–1916), Flemish poet
- André Chevrillon (1864–1957), French author
- Florent Schmitt (1870–1958), French composer
- Maurice Ravel (1875–1937), French composer
- Marcel Dassault (1892–1986), French businessman and politician
- Alberto Santos-Dumont (1873–1932), Brazilian inventor and aviation pioneer
- Lino Ventura (1919–1987), Italian actor, lived and died in Saint-Cloud
- Jean-Pierre Fourcade (born 1929), French Minister, mayor of Saint-Cloud from 1971 to 1992
- Christophe Dominici (1972–2020), rugby union player for France and Stade Français
- Gérard Holtz (born 1946), French sports journalist
- Jean-Marie Le Pen, French politician, owner of Domaine de Montretout in Saint-Cloud[9]
Notable burials
- Alimardan Topchubashov(1863–1934)
- Edmond Blanc (1856–1920)
- René Alexandre (1885–1946)
- Maurice Bessy (1910–1993), author of A Pictorial History of Magic and The Supernatural (1963)[10]
- Gérard Blain (1930–2000)
- Gilbert Grandval (1904–1981)
- Fernand Gravey (1905–1970)
- Jean-René Huguenin (1936–1962)
- Dorothy Jordan (1761–1816)
- Vlado Perlemuter (1904–2002)
- Andrée Servilange(1911–2001)
- Jean Toulout (1887–1962)
- Maurice Yvain (1891–1965)
Twin towns – sister cities
Saint-Cloud is twinned with:[11]
Bad Godesberg (Bonn), Germany
Boadilla del Monte, Spain
Frascati, Italy
Kortrijk, Belgium
St. Cloud, Florida, United States- St. Cloud, Minnesota, United States
Windsor and Maidenhead, England, United Kingdom
In popular culture
Saint-Cloud is the main setting of the 1955 French film Les Diaboliques (a.k.a. Diabolique).[12]
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Les 10 communes les plus riches de France". 23 January 2015.
- ^ J. Paul Getty Museum. "Saint-Cloud Porcelain Manufactory". Retrieved 2008-01-13.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Saint-Cloud, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ Home page. Lycée Jean Pierre Vernant. Retrieved on September 7, 2016. [...]qui relèvent de la zone de desserte du lycée ( communes de Sèvres, Ville d’Avray, Chaville, Saint -Cloud) [...]
- ^ "Get in contact Archived 2015-01-23 at the Wayback Machine." Internationale Deutsche Schule Paris. Retrieved on 23 January 2015. "Postanschrift: 18 rue Pasteur F – 92210 SAINT CLOUD Besucheradresse: 12 rue Lelégard F – 92210 SAINT-CLOUD"
- ^ "Marine Le Pen, une riche propriétaire (comme son père)". Le Nouvel Observateur. January 27, 2016. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
- ^ "Maurice Bessy a Pictorial History of Magic and the Supernatural 1963 PDF".
- ^ "Les villes jumelles, soeurs et filleule". saintcloud.fr (in French). Saint-Cloud. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
- ^ Wood, Michael (2011-03-03). "At the Movies". London Review of Books. Vol. 33, no. 5. p. 23. Retrieved 2018-06-06.
External links
- . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). 1911.
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