Pomponne
Pomponne | |
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![]() The town hall of Pomponne | |
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Coordinates: 48°53′04″N 2°41′21″E / 48.8844°N 2.6892°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Île-de-France |
Department | Seine-et-Marne |
Arrondissement | Torcy |
Canton | Lagny-sur-Marne |
Intercommunality | Marne et Gondoire |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Arnaud Brunet[1] |
Area 1 | 7.17 km2 (2.77 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 4,158 |
• Density | 580/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 77372 /77400 |
Elevation | 37–120 m (121–394 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Pomponne (French pronunciation: [pɔ̃pɔn] ) is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.
Population
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 1,304 | — |
1975 | 1,397 | +0.99% |
1982 | 2,826 | +10.59% |
1990 | 3,044 | +0.93% |
1999 | 3,256 | +0.75% |
2007 | 3,336 | +0.30% |
2012 | 3,579 | +1.42% |
2017 | 4,034 | +2.42% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
The inhabitants are called Pomponnais in French.
History
[edit]On 23 December 1933, 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 people were killed and 300 injured aboard the Nancy express as its 7 wood coaches were 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.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pomponne.
- Official site (in French)
- 1999 Land Use, from IAURIF (Institute for Urban Planning and Development of the Paris-Île-de-France région) (in English)
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)