Saint-Maurice, Val-de-Marne

For other places with the same name, see Saint-Maurice (disambiguation).

Saint-Maurice
Paris and inner ring departments
Location within Île-de-France region  Saint-Maurice
Administration
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Val-de-Marne
Arrondissement	Créteil
Intercommunality	Charenton-le-Pont - Saint-Maurice
Statistics
Land area1	1.43 km2 (0.55 sq mi)
Population2	14,718  (2006)
- Density	10,292 /km2 (26,660 /sq mi)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Saint-Maurice is a commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 6.8 km (4.2 mi) from the center of Paris. The insane asylum Charenton was located in Saint-Maurice; it is now a psychiatric hospital.

History

Originally called Charenton-Saint-Maurice, the name of the commune was officially shortened to Saint-Maurice in 1842.

In 1929, the commune of Saint-Maurice lost half of its territory when the city of Paris annexed the Bois de Vincennes, a part of which belonged to Saint-Maurice.

Transport

Saint-Maurice is served by no station of the Paris Métro, RER, or suburban rail network. The closest station to Saint-Maurice is Charenton – Écoles station on Paris Métro Line 8. This station is located in the neighboring commune of Charenton-le-Pont, 0.6 km (0.37 mi) from the town center of Saint-Maurice.

Personalities

• Yves Niare, athlete

See also

• Communes of the Val-de-Marne department
• Französischer Dom

References

• INSEE
• Mayors of Essonne Association (French)