Saint-Leu-la-Forêt: history and sights
Served by: Transilien H.
Did you know?
Saint-Leu-la-Forêt owes its name to a 12th-century church dedicated to Saint Leu, Archbishop of Sens; the town was also once called Napoléon-Saint-Leu.
Anecdote
Louis Bonaparte, King of Holland, lies with two of his sons in the crypt of the Saint-Leu-Saint-Gilles church.
Around Saint-Leu-la-Forêt
- Église Saint-Leu-Saint-Gilles, 750 m away — A church built in 1849 by Louis-Napoléon and consecrated in 1851, whose crypt holds the tomb of Louis Bonaparte and his sons.
- Circuit de la reine Hortense, 800 m away — A 2.5 km trail on Queen Hortense's former estate, with the Egyptian tomb and the six-sided thatched cottage.
- Croix du prince de Condé, 900 m away — A cross at 78 Rue du Château, raised by the Prince of Condé after his only son's execution.