Pomponne

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Coordinates: 48°52′57″N, 2°41′19″E

Commune of Pomponne

Location
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Coordinates 48°52′57″N, 2°41′19″E
Administration
Country France
Region Île-de-France
Department Seine-et-Marne
Arrondissement Torcy
Canton Lagny-sur-Marne
Intercommunality Communauté d'agglomération de Marne et Gondoire
Mayor Marie-Christine Guillaume
(2008-2014)
Statistics
Elevation 37 m–120 m
Land area¹ 7.17 km²
Population²
(1999)
3,256
 - Density 454/km² (1999)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 77372/ 77400
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.
France

Pomponne is a French commune located in the Seine-et-Marne département, in the Île-de-France région.

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[edit] Demographics

The inhabitants are called Pomponnais.

As of the census of 1999, the town has a population of 3,256.

[edit] History

December 23, 2003, the second worst train accident in France occurred in Pomponne with a rear-end collision of Paris-Nancy express and Paris-Strasbourg fast train. 230 are killed and 300 injured aboard the Nancy express as its 7 wood coaches are smashed. The driver of the Strasbourg train had passed a signal at danger in darkness and fog, but the "Crocodile" acoustic warning system was found to have failed because the contacts had iced over.

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