La Celle-Saint-Cloud
Encyclopedia
La Celle-Saint-Cloud is a commune
in the Yvelines
department in the Île-de-France
region
in north-central France
. It is located in the western suburbs of Paris
15.6 km (9.7 mi) from the center
.
. It was also the home of English actress Harriet Howard
following her affair with Napoleon III of France
. She owned the château de Beauregard
. The castle was after owned by Maurice de Hirsch
.
Lucien-Rene Duchesne
(1908–1984), mayor of la Celle-Saint-Cloud from 1959 to 1981.
Claude Makelele
, French international football player.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Yvelines
Yvelines
Yvelines is a French department in the region of Île-de-France.-History:Yvelines was created from the western part of the defunct department of Seine-et-Oise on 1 January 1968 in accordance with a law passed on 10 January 1964 and a décret d'application from 26 February 1965.It gained the...
department in the Île-de-France
Île-de-France (région)
Île-de-France is the wealthiest and most populated of the twenty-two administrative regions of France, composed mostly of the Paris metropolitan area....
region
Régions of France
France is divided into 27 administrative regions , 22 of which are in Metropolitan France, and five of which are overseas. Corsica is a territorial collectivity , but is considered a region in mainstream usage, and is even shown as such on the INSEE website...
in north-central France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. It is located in the western suburbs of Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
15.6 km (9.7 mi) from the center
Kilometre Zero
In many countries, Kilometre Zero or similar terms in other languages, is a particular location , from which distances are traditionally measured...
.
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.Monuments
- Château de la CelleChâteau de la CelleThe château de La Celle, also named château de La Celle Saint-Cloud or the petit château, is located in the commune of La Celle-Saint-Cloud, in the French département of Yvelines , south-west suburbs of Paris, six kilometers north of Versailles...
, now property of the French minister for foreign affairs. - former château de BeauregardChâteau de Beauregard, La Celle-Saint-CloudChâteau de Beauregard is a former house in La Celle-Saint-Cloud south-west suburbs of Paris, five kilometers north of Versailles.The name of the domain seems to have its roots in the Middle-Ages...
- Pavillon du ButardPavillon du ButardThe Pavilion du Butard is a hunting lodge in the Forêt de Fausses-Reposes in the territory of La Celle-Saint-Cloud in Yvelines, France. Part of the gardens of Versailles, it was designed by Ange-Jacques Gabriel for Louis XV and built between 1750 and 1754. It was made state property on 27 June 1794...
People
La Celle-Saint-Cloud is the birthplace of the noted Franco-British author Hilaire BellocHilaire Belloc
Joseph Hilaire Pierre René Belloc was an Anglo-French writer and historian who became a naturalised British subject in 1902. He was one of the most prolific writers in England during the early twentieth century. He was known as a writer, orator, poet, satirist, man of letters and political activist...
. It was also the home of English actress Harriet Howard
Harriet Howard
Harriet Howard, born Elizabeth Ann Haryett was a mistress and financial backer of Louis Napoleon, later Napoleon III of France.-London:...
following her affair with Napoleon III of France
Napoleon III of France
Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte was the President of the French Second Republic and as Napoleon III, the ruler of the Second French Empire. He was the nephew and heir of Napoleon I, christened as Charles Louis Napoléon Bonaparte...
. She owned the château de Beauregard
Château de Beauregard, La Celle-Saint-Cloud
Château de Beauregard is a former house in La Celle-Saint-Cloud south-west suburbs of Paris, five kilometers north of Versailles.The name of the domain seems to have its roots in the Middle-Ages...
. The castle was after owned by Maurice de Hirsch
Maurice de Hirsch
Maurice de Hirsch was a German-Jewish philanthropist who set up charitable foundations to promote Jewish education and improve the lot of oppressed European Jewry. He was the founder of the Jewish Colonization Association which sponsored large-scale Jewish immigration to Argentina...
.
Lucien-Rene Duchesne
Lucien-Rene Duchesne
Lucien-Rene Duchesne , was mayor of la Celle-Saint-Cloud from 1959 to 1981.-Biography:2nd world war...
(1908–1984), mayor of la Celle-Saint-Cloud from 1959 to 1981.
Claude Makelele
Claude Makélélé
Claude Makélelé Sinda is a retired football player who used to play as a defensive midfielder for Paris Saint-Germain in Ligue 1. Prior to joining Paris Saint-Germain, Makélélé played for Nantes, Olympique de Marseille, Celta Vigo, Real Madrid and Chelsea...
, French international football player.
External links
- Official website (in French)