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Commune of Charenton-le-Pont |
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| Paris and inner ring départements | |
| Coordinates | 48°49′20″N 2°24′46″E / 48.82222°N 2.41278°E |
| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Val-de-Marne |
| Arrondissement | Créteil |
| Canton | Charenton-le-Pont |
| Intercommunality | Charenton-le-Pont - Saint-Maurice |
| Mayor | Jean-Marie Brétillon (2001–2008) |
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| Elevation | 28–57 m (92–190 ft) (avg. 36 m/120 ft) |
| Land area1 | 1.85 km2 (0.71 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 28,700 (2005 [1]) |
| - Density | 15,514 /km2 (40,180 /sq mi) |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 94018/ 94220 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Charenton-le-Pont is a commune in the south-eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 6.2 km (3.9 mi). (3.8 miles) from the centre of Paris. It is one of the most densely populated municipalities in Europe.
The Charenton Psychiatric Hospital is located in the neighbouring commune Charenton-Saint-Maurice, which changed its name in 1842 to Saint Maurice.
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History
On 1 January 1860, the city of Paris was enlarged by annexing neighbouring communes. On that occasion, half of the commune of Bercy was annexed to the city of the Paris, and the remaining half was annexed to Charenton-le-Pont.
In 1929, the commune of Charenton-le-Pont lost about a third of its territory when the city of Paris annexed the Bois de Vincennes, a small part of which belonged to Charenton-le-Pont.
Transport
Charenton-le-Pont is served by two stations on Paris Métro Line 8: Liberté and Charenton — Écoles.
References
- ^ 2005 estimate, 26,582 at the 1999 census
External links
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- Charenton-le-Pont city council website (in French)
- Historical notes (in French)
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