Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt

Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt
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Coordinates: 48°59′57″N 2°21′28″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 km^2 (2.32 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	15,209
• Density	2,500/km^2 (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 km^2 (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

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[3]

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.^[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

• 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

• Communes of the Val-d'Oise department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 16 April 2024.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
4. "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."
5. "Établissements scolaires." Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt. Retrieved on September 14, 2016.
6. "Collèges et lycées." Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt. Retrieved on September 14, 2016.

External links

• 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)