Pomponne

Pomponne
Church of Sts. Peter and Paul.
Coat of arms
Pomponne
Location within Île-de-France region  Pomponne
Coordinates: 48°53′04″N 2°41′21″E / 48.8844°N 2.6892°ECoordinates: 48°53′04″N 2°41′21″E / 48.8844°N 2.6892°E
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Seine-et-Marne
Arrondissement	Torcy
Canton	Lagny-sur-Marne
Intercommunality	Marne et Gondoire
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Marie-Christine Guillaume
Area^1	7.17 km^2 (2.77 sq mi)
Population (2007)^2	3,366
• Density	470/km^2 (1,200/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	77372 / 77400
Elevation	37–120 m (121–394 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Pomponne is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.

The inhabitants are called Pomponnais.

History

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

• INSEE

External links

• Official site (French)
• 1999 Land Use, from IAURIF (Institute for Urban Planning and Development of the Paris-Île-de-France région) (English)
• French Ministry of Culture list for Pomponne (French)
• Map of Pomponne on Michelin (English)