Saint-Maurice, Val-de-Marne

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.

For other places with the same name, see Saint-Maurice (disambiguation).
Saint-Maurice
Commune
Rue du Maréchal-Leclerc, in Saint-Maurice
Coat of arms
Paris and inner ring departments
Location of Saint-Maurice
Saint-Maurice
Paris and inner ring departments
Saint-Maurice
Saint-Maurice (Île-de-France (region))
Coordinates: 48°48′56″N 2°27′33″E
CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentVal-de-Marne
ArrondissementCréteil
CantonCharenton-le-Pont
IntercommunalityGrand Paris
Area
1
1.43 km2 (0.55 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
14,056
 • Density9,800/km2 (25,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+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.

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,[2] three elementary schools: Ecole du Centre, Ecole de Gravelle, and Annexe Roger Revet,[3] and one junior high school, Collège Edmond Nocard.[4]

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.[4]

Personalities

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. "Ecoles Maternelles." Saint-Maurice, Val-de-Marne. Retrieved on September 6, 2016.
  3. "Ecoles élémentaires." Saint-Maurice, Val-de-Marne. Retrieved on September 6, 2016.
  4. "." Saint-Maurice, Val-de-Marne. Retrieved on September 6, 2016.
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