Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt
Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt | |
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Town hall | |
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.
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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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