Saint-Leu-d'Esserent

Saint-Leu-d'Esserent
The town hall and abbey in Saint-Leu-d'Esserent
The town hall and abbey in Saint-Leu-d'Esserent
Coat of arms of Saint-Leu-d'Esserent
Location of Saint-Leu-d'Esserent
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Saint-Leu-d'Esserent is located in France
Saint-Leu-d'Esserent
Saint-Leu-d'Esserent
Saint-Leu-d'Esserent is located in Hauts-de-France
Saint-Leu-d'Esserent
Saint-Leu-d'Esserent
Coordinates: 49°13′05″N 2°25′22″E / 49.2181°N 2.4228°E / 49.2181; 2.4228
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentOise
ArrondissementSenlis
CantonMontataire
IntercommunalityCA Creil Sud Oise
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Frédéric Besset
Area
1
13.08 km2 (5.05 sq mi)
Population
(2021)
4,606
 • Density350/km2 (910/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
60584 /60340
Elevation25–137 m (82–449 ft)
(avg. 29 m or 95 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Leu-d'Esserent (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ lø dɛsʁɑ̃]) is a commune in the Oise department in northern France.

Saint Leu is notable for 3,000 square metres (32,000 sq ft) of mushroom caves under the Thiverny plateau.

History

During World War II, the caves were one of three major underground V-1 flying bomb storage depots. In addition to the caves, the facility included blockhouses, bunkers, flak emplacements and railway links. Allied intelligence firmly identified late in June 1944 that Saint-Leu-d'Esserent and Nucourt were V-1 storage depots. On 27 June 1944, Saint-Leu-d'Esserent was initially bombed by the US Army Air Force, then on 4/5 July 1944 by two RAF forces (the first unsuccessfully used Tallboy bombs in an attempt to collapse the limestone roof of the caves). Finally on 7 July 1944, an evening RAF raid successfully blocked the tunnels.

The storage dump at Thiverny was bombed in 1944 on 5 May, 11 July, 12 July and 19 July.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 3,587—    
1975 4,462+3.17%
1982 4,459−0.01%
1990 4,288−0.49%
1999 4,867+1.42%
2007 4,724−0.37%
2012 4,667−0.24%
2017 4,688+0.09%
Source: INSEE

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