Saint-Maurice () is a
commune in the southeastern suburbs of
Paris
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,
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. It is located from the
center of Paris. The lunatic 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.
Geography
Climate
Saint-Maurice has an
oceanic climate
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Köppen climate classification
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''Cfb''). The average annual temperature in Saint-Maurice is . The average annual rainfall is with July 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 Saint-Maurice was on 25 July 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 10 December 1879.
Population
There are approximately 3200 people living here
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, 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, three elementary schools: Ecole du Centre, Ecole de Gravelle, and Annexe Roger Revet,
Ecoles élémentaires
" Saint-Maurice, Val-de-Marne. Retrieved on September 6, 2016. and one junior high school, Collège Edmond Nocard.
" Saint-Maurice, Val-de-Marne. Retrieved on September 6, 2016.Charenton-Le-Pont
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, Lycée Intercommunal Eugène Delacroix in Maisons-Alfort
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, and Lycée Marcelin Berthelot in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés
Saint-Maur-des-Fossés () is a Communes of France, commune in Val-de-Marne, the southeastern suburbs of Paris, suburbs of Paris, France, from the Kilometre Zero, centre of Paris.
History Abbey
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Personalities
* Éric Assadourian
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Born in France, he played ...
, football player
* Eugène Delacroix
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, romantic painter
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* Evan Fournier
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, basketball player
* Yves Niare
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* Yves, Charente-Maritime, a commune of the Charente-Maritime department in France
* ''Yves'' (single album), a single album by Loona
* ''Yves'' (film), a 2019 French film
People
* Yves (given name), including a list of pe ...
, athlete
* Adrien Rabiot
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, football player
* Marquis de Sade
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, writer
* Hassan Yebda
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During his professional career, he played in France, Portugal, England, Italy and Spain, representing a host of clubs.
Yebda appeared for ...
, football player
* Leny Yoro
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A Lille OSC, Lille academy graduate, Yoro joined the club as a ...
, football player
* Félix Lefebvre
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Biography
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, Actor
See also
* Communes of the Val-de-Marne department
This page lists the 47 Communes of France, communes of the Val-de-Marne Departments of France, department of France on 1 January 2021. Since January 2016, all communes of the department are part of the intercommunality Métropole du Grand Paris.
...
* Französischer Dom
References
External links
Home page
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