The town is well known for its affluence and for the Château de Grande Romaine, which hosted the Brazil national football team during FIFA World Cup 1998, as well as famous European football teams such as Paris Saint-Germain FC, Olympique de Marseille, AS Monaco FC and Chelsea FC. Since becoming residential, Lésigny has hosted many celebrities. Many movies and advertisements were filmed in Lésigny's Americanized districts.
Geography
Lésigny is 22 km to the east of Paris in the department of Seine-et-Marne. It is a suburban area bordering the forest of Notre-Dame. 267 hectares of the forest's 2200 hectares are in the territory of Lésigny.
Demographics
Historical population
Year
Pop.
±% p.a.
1773
440
—
1793
439
−0.01%
1800
323
−4.29%
1806
297
−1.39%
1821
349
+1.08%
1831
381
+0.88%
1836
368
−0.69%
1841
389
+1.12%
1846
374
−0.78%
1851
394
+1.05%
1856
406
+0.60%
1861
396
−0.50%
1866
398
+0.10%
1872
415
+0.70%
1876
415
+0.00%
1881
405
−0.49%
1886
431
+1.25%
1891
383
−2.33%
1896
418
+1.76%
Year
Pop.
±% p.a.
1901
401
−0.83%
1906
400
−0.05%
1911
350
−2.64%
1921
311
−1.17%
1926
304
−0.45%
1931
260
−3.08%
1936
254
−0.47%
1946
207
−2.03%
1954
339
+6.36%
1962
315
−0.91%
1968
362
+2.34%
1975
6,572
+51.31%
1982
7,114
+1.14%
1990
7,865
+1.26%
1999
7,647
−0.31%
2007
7,553
−0.15%
2012
7,425
−0.34%
2017
7,214
−0.57%
Source: EHESS (1793-1999)[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]
Inhabitants are called Lésigniens.
Suburban development
The suburban development of Lésigny was initiated in 1968 by American real estate developer William Levitt. Two housing projects were established by Levitt, completely separated from the little village of Lésigny: Le Parc de Lésigny (600 detached houses) and L'Orée de Lésigny (276 semi-detached houses). Its American character was augmented by the presence of a private swimming pool and tennis court.[5] Due to this development, the population of the commune sharply increased from 362 in 1968 to 6,572 in 1975.[4]
