Boissy-Saint-Léger

Boissy-Saint-Léger (French pronunciation: [bwasi sɛ̃ leʒe] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Val-de-Marne department in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 16.9 km (10.5 mi) from the center of Paris.

Boissy-Saint-Léger
Commune
The château de Grosbois, listed as an historical monument
Coat of arms
Paris and inner ring departments
Location of Boissy-Saint-Léger
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Coordinates: 48°45′04″N 2°30′38″E
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Val-de-Marne
Arrondissement	Créteil
Canton	Plateau briard
Intercommunality	Grand Paris
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Régis Charbonnier[1]
Area 1	8.94 km2 (3.45 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	17,335
• Density	1,900/km2 (5,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	94004 /94470
Elevation	37–102 m (121–335 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 370 —     1800 503 +4.48% 1806 517 +0.46% 1821 506 −0.14% 1831 565 +1.11% 1836 626 +2.07% 1841 670 +1.37% 1846 609 −1.89% 1851 628 +0.62% 1856 682 +1.66% 1861 846 +4.40% 1866 927 +1.85% 1872 764 −3.17% 1876 867 +3.21% 1881 846 −0.49% 1886 899 +1.22% 1891 961 +1.34% 1896 1,088 +2.51%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 1,149 +1.10% 1906 1,201 +0.89% 1911 1,109 −1.58% 1921 1,250 +1.20% 1926 1,754 +7.01% 1931 2,537 +7.66% 1936 2,599 +0.48% 1946 2,640 +0.16% 1954 3,199 +2.43% 1962 4,146 +3.29% 1968 5,128 +3.61% 1975 9,372 +9.00% 1982 12,733 +4.48% 1990 15,120 +2.17% 1999 15,289 +0.12% 2007 15,894 +0.49% 2012 16,483 +0.73% 2017 16,345 −0.17%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Transport

Boissy-Saint-Léger is served by Boissy-Saint-Léger station on Paris RER line A. The station is the line's terminus.

Education

Public schools in the commune:^[5]

• 7 preschools
• 7 elementary schools
• Two junior high schools (collèges): Amédée Dunois and Blaise Cendrars
• Two senior high schools: Lycée Gillaume Budé and Lycée Christoph Colombe

Private schools:

• Lycée Bernard-Palissy [fr] (junior and senior high school)
• École des Sacrés-Cœurs (preschool and primary school)

See also

• France portal

• Communes of the Val-de-Marne department