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Charenton-le-Pont
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Charenton-le-Pont (; 'Charenton-the-Bridge') or simply Charenton is a commune situated just southeast of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris, to the north of the confluence of the Seine and Marne rivers; the 'Bridge' part of the name refers to the stone bridge across the Marne. It is one of the most densely populated municipalities in Europe.
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Charenton-le-Pont is a commune in France, situated in the Île-de-France region. It is located within the Val-de-Marne department and the arrondissement of Créteil. The town serves as the capital of the canton of Charenton-le-Pont and shares borders with Paris, Saint-Maurice, Maisons-Alfort, and Alfortville. It is positioned next to the Seine and Marne rivers.
The area covers 1.85 square kilometers with an elevation of 57 meters above sea level. Its population is recorded as 30,793, comprising 14,235 males and 16,139 females. The postal code for the commune is 94220. Charenton-le-Pont has at various times been associated with the arrondissement of Nogent-sur-Marne and the Seine. It is twinned with Zichron Yaakov, Trowbridge, Borgo Val di Taro, and Tempelhof-Schöneberg.
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Place details
- Locality
- Charenton-le-Pont
- Region
- Île-de-France
- Country
- France
- Population
- 30,910
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- French commune.name
- Charenton-le-Pont
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Charenton-le-pont place dussault.JPG
- French commune.caption
- Arthur Dussault Square in Charenton showing the Hôtel de Ville (on the left) and the statue of Henry IV (in the centre)
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason Charenton-le-Pont 94.svg
- French commune.map
- Charenton-le-Pont_map.svg
- French commune.map caption
- Location (in red) within Paris inner suburbs
- French commune.arrondissement
- Nogent-sur-Marne
- French commune.canton
- Charenton-le-Pont
- French commune.INSEE
- 94018
- French commune.postal code
- 94220
- French commune.mayor
- Hervé Gicquel
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- Grand Paris
- French commune.elevation m
- 36
- French commune.elevation min m
- 28
- French commune.elevation max m
- 57
- French commune.area km2
- 1.85
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Charenton.fr
Site officiel de la ville de Charenton-le-Pont : une ville à vivre ! Mairie, démarches, évènements, actualités, vidéos, photos, infos culturelles, conseil municipal, élections, quartiers, finances
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Le Républicain
- Country
- France
- Located in
- Grand Paris
- Population
- 28830
- Area
- 1.85
- Elevation
- 44
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Body of water
- Marne
- Official website
- www.charentonlepont.fr
- Image
- Charenton-le-pont place dussault.JPG
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- twinned administrative body
- Tempelhof-Schöneberg
- topic's main category
- Category:Charenton-le-Pont
- Commons category
- Charenton-le-Pont
- postal code
- 94220
- replaces
- Bercy
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Charenton-le-Pont
- associated electoral district
- canton of Charenton-le-Pont
- male population
- 14235
- female population
- 16139
- P8168
- folk etymology
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-1-46-76-46-76
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- History
- Population
- Transport
- History
- Education
- Sport
- Twin towns - Sister cities
- Economy
- See also
- References
- External links
Charenton-le-Pont (; 'Charenton-the-Bridge') or simply Charenton is a commune situated just southeast of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris, to the north of the confluence of the Seine and Marne rivers; the 'Bridge' part of the name refers to the stone bridge across the Marne. It is one of the most densely populated municipalities in Europe.
The Charenton psychiatric hospital is located in the neighbouring commune of Charenton-Saint-Maurice, which changed its name in 1842 to Saint-Maurice.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Charenton-le-Pont” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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