Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt
Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt | |
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Location of Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt  | |
  Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt  Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt | |
| Coordinates: 48°59′57″N 2°21′28″E / 48.9992°N 2.3578°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Val-d'Oise |
| Arrondissement | Sarcelles |
| Canton | Deuil-la-Barre |
| Intercommunality | CA Plaine Vallée |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023–2026) | Virginie Prehoubert[1] |
Area 1 | 6.00 km2 (2.32 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 15,209 |
| • Density | 2,500/km2 (6,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 95539 /95350 |
| Elevation | 60–140 m (200–460 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ bʁis su fɔʁɛ] ⓘ) is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department in Île-de-France in northern France. Sarcelles–Saint-Brice station has rail connections to Persan, Luzarches and Paris.
Population
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| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 4,804 | — |
| 1975 | 7,491 | +6.55% |
| 1982 | 9,528 | +3.50% |
| 1990 | 11,662 | +2.56% |
| 1999 | 12,540 | +0.81% |
| 2007 | 13,914 | +1.31% |
| 2012 | 14,333 | +0.60% |
| 2017 | 14,883 | +0.76% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Education
[edit]In the commune there are four preschools/nurseries, four elementary schools, and one junior high school with a total of about 1,500 students as of 2016.[4]
Primary schools:[5]
- Preschools/nurseries: Jean Charron, Alphonse Daudet, Charles Perrault (includes buildings A and B), and Léon Rouvrais
- Elementary schools: Pierre et Marie Curie, Jules Ferry, Jean de la Fontaine, and Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Collège de Nézant is the junior high school in the commune. There are two senior high schools/sixth-form colleges in surrounding areas: Lycée Camille Saint-Saëns in Deuil-la-Barre and Lycée Jean-Jacques Rousseau in Montmorency.[6]
Famous residents
[edit]- 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
[edit]The commune is bordered 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.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 16 April 2024.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "Écoles." Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt. Retrieved on September 14, 2016. "La Ville accueille plus de 1 500 élèves dans ses écoles et propose des activités sur le temps périscolaire."
- ^ "Établissements scolaires." Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt. Retrieved on September 14, 2016.
- ^ "Collèges et lycées." Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt. Retrieved on September 14, 2016.
External links
[edit]- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Association of Mayors of the Val d'Oise (in French)
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