La Celle-Saint-Cloud

La Celle-Saint-Cloud () is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in Northern France. It is a western outer suburb of Paris, from its centre, on the departmental border with Hauts-de-Seine.

Demographics

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.

Attractions

• The Château de la Celle, now property of the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs
• The Château de Beauregard (only a fragment remains)
• The Pavillon du Butard

Education

Public preschool and elementary schools in the commune:

• Groupe scolaire Jules Ferry
• Groupe scolaire Henri Dunant
• Groupe Scolaire Louis Pasteur
• Groupe Scolaire Morel de Vindé
• Groupe Scolaire Pierre et Marie Curie

Junior high schools:

• Collège Victor Hugo
• Collège Louis Pasteur

Senior high schools:

• Lycée Pierre Corneille
• Lycée Professionnel Lucien-René Duchesne
• Lycée Professionnel Jean-Baptiste Colbert

Private primary schools:

• École privée Sainte-Marie

Notable people

• La Celle-Saint-Cloud is the birthplace of the noted Franco-British author Hilaire Belloc.
• It was the home of English actress Harriet Howard following her affair with Napoleon III. She owned the château de Beauregard, which was later owned by Maurice de Hirsch.
• Lucien-Rene Duchesne (1908–1984), mayor of La Celle-Saint-Cloud from 1959 to 1981.
• French actress and model Ludivine Sagnier (of Mesrine: Part 2 fame) is also a native of La Celle-Saint-Cloud.
• Since September 2014, politician Marine Le Pen has resided in the town.
• Henri Vetch was born in this town.

See also

• Communes of the Yvelines department

References

External links

• Official website (in French)