Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt

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Coordinates: 48°59′57″N 2°21′28″E / 48.9992, 2.3578

Administration
Commune of Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt

Aerial view of Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt
Location

Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Val-d'Oise
Arrondissement	Sarcelles
Canton	Écouen
Intercommunality	CC de l'Ouest de la Plaine de France
Mayor	Alain Lorand (2001-2008)
Statistics
Elevation	60–140 m
Land area^¹	6.00 km²
Population^² (1999)	12,540
- Density	2,090/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	95539/ 95350
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-Brice-sous-Forêt is a town and commune located 16 km north of central Paris in the Val-d'Oise département of France.

1 Demographics
2 Famous residents
3 Nearby cities
4 See also
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Demographics

As of the census of 1999, the population was 12,540.
The estimate for 2005 was 13,800.

[edit] 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.

[edit] Nearby cities

Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt is surrounded 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.