Joinville-le-Pont
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Commune of Joinville-le-Pont |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Val-de-Marne |
| Arrondissement | Nogent-sur-Marne |
| Canton | Joinville-le-Pont |
| Intercommunality | none as of 2005 |
| Mayor | Pierre Aubry (2001-2008) |
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| Elevation | 380 m (avg.) |
| Land area¹ | 2.3 km² |
| Population² (1999 census) |
17,117 |
| - Density | 7,442/km² (1999) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 94042/ 94340 |
| 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. | |
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Joinville-le-Pont is a commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 9.4 km. (5.8 miles) from the center of Paris.
[edit] History
The commune was created in 1791 under the name La Branche-du-Pont-de-Saint-Maur (literally "The Branch of Saint-Maur's Bridge") by detaching its territory from the commune of Saint-Maur-des-Fossés. The commune was renamed Joinville-le-Pont (literally "Joinville the Bridge") on August 29, 1831. Under Louis-Philippe of France, the Redoute de Gravelle was built in the commune.
In 1929, the commune of Joinville-le-Pont lost more than a third of its territory when the city of Paris annexed the Bois de Vincennes, a part of which belonged to Joinville-le-Pont.
[edit] Transport
Joinville-le-Pont is served by Joinville-le-Pont station on Paris RER line A.
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