Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt

French commune
nomcommune=Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt


caption=Aerial view of Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt
longitude=2.3578
latitude=48.9992
région=Île-de-France
département=Val-d'Oise
arrondissement=Sarcelles
canton=Écouen
intercomm=CC de l'Ouest de la Plaine de France
maire=Alain Lorand
mandat=2001-2008
alt moy=
alt mini=60
alt maxi=140 m
km²=6.00
sans=12,540
date-sans=1999
dens=2,090
insee=95539
cp=95350|

Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt is a town and commune located 16 km north of central Paris in the Val-d'Oise "département" of France.

Demographics

As of the census of 1999, the population was formatnum:12540.
The estimate for 2005 was formatnum:13800.

Famous residents

* The surrealist Paul Éluard lived in Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt, and invited several future surrealists to his home including Max Ernst, André Breton and Robert Desnos.
* American author Edith Wharton lived in Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt from 1919 until her death in 1937. The road she lived on has since been named after her.

Nearby cities

Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt is surrounded on the north by Piscop, which is administratively managed by Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt, on the east by Sarcelles, on the south by Groslay and on the west by Montmorency.

ee also

*Communes of the Val-d'Oise department

References

* [http://www.uniondesmairesduvaldoise.fr Association of Mayors of the Val d'Oise] fr icon
* [http://www.insee.fr/en/home/home_page.asp INSEE] en icon
* [http://www.ign.fr/rubrique.asp?rbr_id=1&lng_id=EN IGN] en icon

External links

* [http://www.culture.gouv.fr/public/mistral/merimee_fr?ACTION=CHERCHER&FIELD_98=INSEE&VALUE_98=95539 Mérimée database - Cultural heritage] fr icon
* [http://www.iaurif.org/en/gis/fichescom/mos99/ficmos/mos95539.html Land use (IAURIF)] en icon