Saint-Maurice, Val-de-Marne
Saint-Maurice | |
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 Rue du Maréchal-Leclerc, in Saint-Maurice | |
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 Paris and inner ring departments | |
Location of Saint-Maurice  | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Val-de-Marne |
| Arrondissement | Créteil |
| Intercommunality | Charenton-le-Pont - Saint-Maurice |
Area 1 | 1.43 km2 (0.55 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | 14,718 |
| • Density | 10,000/km2 (27,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 94069 / |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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.
Education
Schools in the commune include four preschools (écoles maternelles): Ecole du Centre, Ecole Delacroix, Ecole de Gravelle, Ecole du Plateau,[1] three elementary schools: Ecole du Centre, Ecole de Gravelle, and Annexe Roger Revet,[2] and one junior high school, Collège Edmond Nocard.[3]
Area senior high schools include Lycée Polyvalent Robert Schuman in Charenton-Le-Pont, Lycée Intercommunal Eugène Delacroix in Maisons-Alfort, and Lycée Marcelin Berthelot in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés.[3]
Personalities
- Éric Assadourian, football player
- Evan Fournier, basketball player
- Hassan Yebda, football player
- Yves Niare, athlete
- Eugène Delacroix, romantic painter
- Adrien Rabiot, football player
- Donatien de Sade, writer
See also
References
- ^ "Ecoles Maternelles." Saint-Maurice, Val-de-Marne. Retrieved on September 6, 2016.
- ^ "Ecoles élémentaires." Saint-Maurice, Val-de-Marne. Retrieved on September 6, 2016.
- ^ a b "[1]." Saint-Maurice, Val-de-Marne. Retrieved on September 6, 2016.
External links
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