La Celle-Saint-Cloud

French commune|nomcommune=La Celle-Saint-Cloud


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région=Île-de-France
département=Yvelines| arrondissement= Saint-Germain-en-Laye
canton= La Celle-Saint-Cloud (chef-lieu)
insee= 78126
cp= 78170
maire= Olivier Delaporte|mandat= 2001-2008
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km²=5.82
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21,600
21,527
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(March 8, 1999 census
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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.

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

* Château de la Celle, now property of the French minister for foreign affairs.
* former château de Beauregard

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. She owned the château de Beauregard. The castle was after owned by Maurice de Hirsch.

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.

External links

* [http://lacellesaintcloud.fr/ Official website] (in French)