- Joinville-le-Pont
French commune
nomcommune=Joinville-le-Pont
mapcaption=Paris and inner ring départements
lat_long=coord|48|49|19|N|2|28|26|E
région=Île-de-France
département=Val-de-Marne
arrondissement=Nogent-sur-Marne
canton=Joinville-le-Pont
insee=94042
cp=94340
maire=Pierre Aubry
mandat=2001-2008
intercomm="none as of 2005"
alt moy=380 m
alt mini=
alt maxi=
hectares=230
km²=2.3
sans=17,117
date-sans=1999 census
dens=7,442
date-dens=1999Joinville-le-Pont is a commune in the southeastern suburbs of
Paris ,France . It is located 9.4 km. (5.8 miles) from the center of Paris.History
The commune was created in 1791 under the name La Branche-du-Pont-de-Saint-Maur (literally "The Branch of Saint-Maur's Bridge") by detaching its territory from the commune of
Saint-Maur-des-Fossés . The commune was renamed Joinville-le-Pont (literally "Joinville the Bridge") onAugust 29 ,1831 . UnderLouis-Philippe of France , theRedoute de Gravelle was built in the commune.In 1929, the commune of Joinville-le-Pont lost more than a third of its territory when the city of Paris annexed the
Bois de Vincennes , a part of which belonged to Joinville-le-Pont.Transport
Joinville-le-Pont is served by Joinville-le-Pont station on Paris RER line A.
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