Charenton-le-Pont

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Commune of Charenton-le-Pont
Location
Paris and inner ring départements
Coordinates	48°49′20″N, 2°24′46″E
Administration
Country	France
Région	Île-de-France
Département	Val-de-Marne
Arrondissement	Créteil
Canton	Charenton-le-Pont
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes de Charenton-le-Pont - Saint-Maurice
Mayor	Jean-Marie Brétillon (2001-2008)
Statistics
Altitude	28–57 (avg. 36)
Land area¹	1.85 km²
Population² (1999 census)	26,582
- Density (1999)	14,369/km²
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: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel).

Charenton-le-Pont is a commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 6.2 km. (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.

[edit] History

On January 1, 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.

[edit] Transport

Charenton-le-Pont is served by two stations on Paris Metro line 8: Liberté and Charenton – Écoles.

[edit] External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Charenton-le-Pont

• Charenton-le-Pont city council website (in French)
• Historical notes (in French)