Pomponne

Pomponne
Commune
The town hall of Pomponne
Coat of arms
Location of Pomponne
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Coordinates: 48°53′04″N 2°41′21″E
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Seine-et-Marne
Arrondissement	Torcy
Canton	Lagny-sur-Marne
Intercommunality	Marne et Gondoire
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Arnaud Brunet[1]
Area ^1	7.17 km^2 (2.77 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	4,158
• Density	580/km^2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	77372 /77400
Elevation	37–120 m (121–394 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Pomponne (French pronunciation: [pɔ̃pɔn] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,304	—
1975	1,397	+0.99%
1982	2,826	+10.59%
1990	3,044	+0.93%
1999	3,256	+0.75%
2007	3,336	+0.30%
2012	3,579	+1.42%
2017	4,034	+2.42%
Source: INSEE[3]

The inhabitants are called Pomponnais in French.

History

On 23 December 1933, the second worst train accident in France occurred in Pomponne with a rear-end collision of Paris-Nancy express and Paris-Strasbourg fast train. 230 people were killed and 300 injured aboard the Nancy express as its 7 wood coaches were smashed. The driver of the Strasbourg train had passed a signal at danger in darkness and fog, but the "Crocodile" acoustic warning system was found to have failed because the contacts had iced over.

See also

• Communes of the Seine-et-Marne department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" [National directory of elected officials: mayors] (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links

• Official site (in French)
• 1999 Land Use, from IAURIF (Institute for Urban Planning and Development of the Paris-Île-de-France région) (in English)
• Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)