Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt

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Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt
Commune
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt
Coat of arms
Country France
Region Île-de-France
Department Val-d'Oise
Arrondissement Sarcelles
Canton Deuil-la-Barre
Intercommunality CA Plaine Vallée
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Nicolas Leleux[1]
Area1 6.00 km2 (2.32 sq mi)
Population (Jan. 2018)2 Lua error in Module:Wd at line 405: invalid escape sequence near '"^'.
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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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

Historical population
Year Pop. ±% p.a.
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[2]

Education

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.[3]

Primary schools:[4]

  • 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.[5]

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.
Gardens of the Pavilion Colombe, Edith Wharton's villa

Nearby cities

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

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  2. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  3. "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."
  4. "Établissements scolaires." Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt. Retrieved on September 14, 2016.
  5. "Collèges et lycées." Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt. Retrieved on September 14, 2016.