Saint-Cloud

Saint-Cloud
Saint-Cloud above the Seine
Paris and inner ring départements
Coordinates: 48°50′N 2°13′E / 48.84°N 2.22°ECoordinates: 48°50′N 2°13′E / 48.84°N 2.22°E
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Hauts-de-Seine
Arrondissement	Boulogne-Billancourt
Canton	Saint-Cloud
Intercommunality	Cœur de Seine
Government
• Mayor (2005–2008)	Éric Berdoati
Area^1	7.56 km^2 (2.92 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	29,981
• Density	4,000/km^2 (10,000/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	92064 / 92210
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Saint-Cloud (French pronunciation: ​[sɛ̃ klu]) is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 9.6 km (6.0 mi) from the centre of Paris. Like other communes of the Hauts-de-Seine such as Marnes-la-Coquette, Neuilly-sur-Seine or Vaucresson, Saint-Cloud is one of the wealthiest cities in France, ranked 2nd in average household income among communities with 10- to 50-thousand tax households.^[1]

History

Napoleon Bonaparte in the coup d'état of 18 Brumaire in Saint-Cloud, François Bouchot, 1840.

The town is named after Clodoald, grandson of Clovis, who is supposed to have sought refuge in a hamlet on the Seine near Paris, then named Novigentum, like many other newly founded mercantile settlements outside the traditional towns. Canonized after his death, the village where his tomb was located took the name of Sanctus Clodoaldus.

A park contains the ruins of the Château de Saint-Cloud, built in 1572 and destroyed by fire in 1870, during the Franco-Prussian War. The château was the residence of several French rulers and served as the main country residence of the cadet Orléans line prior to the French Revolution. The palace was also the site of the coup d'état led by Napoleon Bonaparte that overthrew the French Directory in 1799.

The town is also famous for the Saint-Cloud porcelain produced there from 1693 to 1766.^[2]

The Headquarters of the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) had been located at 22 Rue Armengaud from 1966 until 1989, when it moved to Lyon.

Main sights

The main landmarks are the park of the demolished Château de Saint-Cloud and the Pavillon de Breteuil. The Saint-Cloud Racecourse, a race track for Thoroughbred flat racing, was built by Edmond Blanc in 1901 and is host to a number of important races including the annual Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud.

Transport

Saint-Cloud is served by two stations on the Transilien La Défense and Transilien Paris – Saint-Lazare suburban rail lines: Le Val d'Or and Saint-Cloud.

The town is also served by a number of stops on the T2 Tramway, which runs along the side of the Seine.

Central Saint-Cloud, known as le village, is also served by the metro station 'Boulogne-Pont de Saint-Cloud' (line 10), located across the Seine river on the Boulogne-Billancourt side of the Pont de Saint Cloud.

Education

Internationale Deutsche Schule Paris

Public high schools:

• Lycée Alexandre-Dumas
• Lycée Santos-Dumont

Private high schools:

• Institution Saint-Pie-X

International schools:

• American School of Paris
• Internationale Deutsche Schule Paris (German school)^[3]

Personalities

Saint-Cloud was the birthplace of:

• Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (1674–1723), Regent of France from 1715 to 1723;
• Élisabeth Charlotte d'Orléans (1676–1744) Regent of Lorraine, sister of the above and paternal grandmother of Marie Antoinette who later bought the Palace at Saint-Cloud;
• Philippe Égalité (1747–1793), a key figure during the early stages of the French Revolution;
• Princess Marie Bonaparte (1882–1962), psychoanalyst, closely linked with Sigmund Freud
• Gilbert Norman (1914–1944), Special Operations Executive member
• Annick Gendron painter
• Nicole Courcel (1930-) film actress
• Jean-Claude Killy (born 1943), alpine skier and a triple Olympic champion
• Gérard Manset (born 1945), known as Manset, rock songwriter
• Hervé Guibert (1955–1991), writer
• Mino Cinelu (born 1957), musician
• Alexandra Fusai (born 1973), former professional tennis player
• Ingmar Lazar (born 1993), classical pianist, prodigy

Twin towns

Saint-Cloud is twinned with:

• - Frascati, Italy
• - Bad Godesberg, Germany
• - Kortrijk, Belgium
• - Maidenhead, United Kingdom^[4]

See also

• Communes of the Hauts-de-Seine department

References

• INSEE

2. J. Paul Getty Museum. "Saint-Cloud Porcelain Manufactory". Retrieved 2008-01-13.
3. "Get in contact." Internationale Deutsche Schule Paris. Retrieved on 23 January 2015. "Postanschrift: 18 rue Pasteur F - 92210 SAINT CLOUD Besucheradresse: 12 rue Lelégard F - 92210 SAINT-CLOUD"
4. "British towns twinned with French towns [via WaybackMachine.com]". Archant Community Media Ltd. Archived from the original on 5 July 2013. Retrieved 2013-07-20.

External links

•  "St Cloud, a town of northern France". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). 1911.