Saint-Cloud (săN-klū'), town (1990 est. pop. 28,673), Hauts-de-Seine dept., N central France, a suburb W of Paris on the Seine River. It is a residential town and resort, with a famous racetrack. Aeronautic and radio equipment, motors, and cosmetics are produced. The headquarters of the International Bureau of Weights and Measures and of Interpol are there. The town was named after Clodoald (or Cloud), grandson of Clovis I. The palace of Saint-Cloud (built 1572; destroyed during the Franco-Prussian War in 1870), of which the picturesque park remains, was a residence of many rulers of France. Napoleon I proclaimed the Empire at Saint-Cloud in 1804.
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Commune of Saint-Cloud |
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 Saint-Cloud above the Seine |
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| Paris and inner ring départements | |
| Coordinates | 48°50′38″N 2°13′10″E / 48.84389°N 2.21944°E |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Hauts-de-Seine |
| Arrondissement | Boulogne-Billancourt |
| Canton | Saint-Cloud |
| Intercommunality | Cœur de Seine |
| Mayor | Éric Berdoati (2005–2008) |
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| Elevation | 136 m (450 ft) avg. |
| Land area1 | 7.56 km2 (2.92 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 29,981 (2006) |
| - Density | 3,966 /km2 (10,270 /sq mi) |
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| 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 sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Saint-Cloud is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 9.6 kilometres (6 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 22nd out of the 36500 in average household income.[1]
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History
The town is named after Clodoald, grandson of Clovis, who is supposed to have sought refuge in the hamlet of Novigentum. 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 since 1966 until 1989, when it moved to Lyon.
Main sights
Main article: Château de Saint-Cloud
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.
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
- 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
- Alexandra Fusai (born 1973), former professional tennis player
- Angelique Boyer Actress
- Ingmar Lazar (born 1993), classical pianist, prodigy
Twin towns
Saint-Cloud is twinned with:
- Frascati, Italy
- Bad Godesberg, Germany
- Kortrijk, Belgium
- Windsor and Maidenhead, United Kingdom
See also
References
External links
- Official website (in French)
Media related to Saint-Cloud at Wikimedia Commons
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