Joinville-le-Pont () is a

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in the southeastern suburbs of

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. It is located 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") on 29 August 1831. Under

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, the Redoute 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

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, a part of which belonged to Joinville-le-Pont.

Geography

Climate

Joinville-le-Pont has a oceanic climate (

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''Cfb''). The average annual temperature in Joinville-le-Pont is . The average annual rainfall is with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around , and lowest in January, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Joinville-le-Pont was on 25 July 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 17 January 1985.

Transport

Joinville-le-Pont is served by Joinville-le-Pont station on Paris RER line A.

Population

Education

Public schools include: *Preschools/nurseries (''maternelles''): Centre, Jean de la Fontaine, Polangis, P’tit Gibus *Elementaries: Palissy, Parangon, Polangis, and Eugène Voisin *Junior high schools (''collèges''):

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and

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There is a private school, Groupe Scolaire A.P.E.P., which runs from preschool to senior high school/sixth-form college (''lycée).Établissements privés
" Joinville-le-Pont. Retrieved on September 10, 2016.

References

External links

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