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The town is named after Clodoald , great-son of Clovis, who is supposed to have sought refuge in the hamlet of Novigentum. Canonized after his death, the village where is located his tomb takes the name of Sanctus Clodoaldus.
In 1799, the town is home of the coup d'état led by Napoléon that overthrew the French Directory. A park contains the remains of the Palace of Saint-Cloud, which was build in 1572 and was destroyed by fire in 1870 during the Franco-Prussian WarMars-la-Tour, August 16, 1870 The Franco-Prussian War ( July 19, 1870 May 10, 1871) was waged between the Empire of France and the Prussian led North German Confederation allied with the south German states of Baden, Bavaria and Wurttemberg. The conflict. The Palace was residence for several French rulers.
Located 5 km from the west of Paris, the town is a total area of 7.56 km² (2.92 mi²This article is about the unit of measure. In England, the Square Mile is a traditional name for the City of London. A square mile (symbol sq. or mi is an imperial unit which is the area of a square whose side is one mile (or 5,280 feet). A square mile is).
As of 1999, there are 28,157 people residing in the town. The population density is 3724/km².