Saint-Maurice, Val-De-Marne
Saint-Maurice (French pronunciation: ⓘ) is a commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France.
It is located 6.8 km (4.2 mi) from the center of Paris. The insane asylum Charenton was located in Saint-Maurice; it is now a psychiatric hospital.
Saint-Maurice | |
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 Rue du Maréchal-Leclerc, in Saint-Maurice | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Paris and inner ring departments | |
  Saint-Maurice  Saint-Maurice | |
| Coordinates: 48°48′56″N 2°27′33″E / 48.8156°N 2.4592°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Val-de-Marne |
| Arrondissement | Créteil |
| Canton | Charenton-le-Pont |
| Intercommunality | Grand Paris |
| Area 1 | 1.43 km2 (0.55 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | 14,603 |
| • Density | 10,000/km2 (26,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 94069 / |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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 a oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Saint-Maurice is 12.5 °C (54.5 °F). The average annual rainfall is 643.2 mm (25.32 in) with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 20.8 °C (69.4 °F), and lowest in January, at around 4.7 °C (40.5 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Saint-Maurice was 43.6 °C (110.5 °F) on 25 July 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −25.6 °C (−14.1 °F) on 10 December 1879.
| Climate data for Saint-Maurice (1981−2010 normals, extremes 1872−present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 16.9 (62.4) | 21.7 (71.1) | 27.0 (80.6) | 31.3 (88.3) | 34.5 (94.1) | 38.2 (100.8) | 43.6 (110.5) | 42.2 (108.0) | 35.9 (96.6) | 30.0 (86.0) | 21.9 (71.4) | 18.0 (64.4) | 43.6 (110.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 7.4 (45.3) | 8.9 (48.0) | 13.1 (55.6) | 16.8 (62.2) | 20.7 (69.3) | 23.8 (74.8) | 26.5 (79.7) | 26.3 (79.3) | 22.3 (72.1) | 17.1 (62.8) | 11.2 (52.2) | 7.6 (45.7) | 16.8 (62.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.7 (40.5) | 5.5 (41.9) | 8.8 (47.8) | 11.6 (52.9) | 15.4 (59.7) | 18.5 (65.3) | 20.8 (69.4) | 20.5 (68.9) | 17.1 (62.8) | 12.9 (55.2) | 8.1 (46.6) | 5.2 (41.4) | 12.5 (54.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.1 (35.8) | 2.1 (35.8) | 4.5 (40.1) | 6.4 (43.5) | 10.1 (50.2) | 13.1 (55.6) | 15.1 (59.2) | 14.8 (58.6) | 11.8 (53.2) | 8.8 (47.8) | 5.0 (41.0) | 2.7 (36.9) | 8.1 (46.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −17.0 (1.4) | −15.4 (4.3) | −11.0 (12.2) | −3.6 (25.5) | −1.4 (29.5) | 2.1 (35.8) | 5.6 (42.1) | 5.3 (41.5) | 0.6 (33.1) | −4.8 (23.4) | −15.0 (5.0) | −25.6 (−14.1) | −25.6 (−14.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 52.2 (2.06) | 43.2 (1.70) | 46.6 (1.83) | 49.6 (1.95) | 60.8 (2.39) | 53.3 (2.10) | 61.0 (2.40) | 52.7 (2.07) | 50.1 (1.97) | 60.7 (2.39) | 52.7 (2.07) | 60.3 (2.37) | 643.2 (25.32) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 10.6 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 9.4 | 10.3 | 8.4 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 9.9 | 10.3 | 11.3 | 114.1 |
| Source: Météo-France | |||||||||||||
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 10,477 | — |
| 1975 | 9,221 | −1.81% |
| 1982 | 9,420 | +0.31% |
| 1990 | 11,157 | +2.14% |
| 1999 | 12,748 | +1.49% |
| 2007 | 14,596 | +1.71% |
| 2012 | 14,870 | +0.37% |
| 2017 | 14,056 | −1.12% |
| Source: INSEE | ||
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, 0.6 km (0.37 mi) 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, and one junior high school, Collège Edmond Nocard.
Area senior high schools include Lycée Polyvalent Robert Schuman in Charenton-Le-Pont, Lycée Intercommunal Eugène Delacroix in Maisons-Alfort, and Lycée Marcelin Berthelot in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés.
Personalities
- Éric Assadourian, football player
- Evan Fournier, basketball player
- Hassan Yebda, football player
- Yves Niare, athlete
- Eugène Delacroix, romantic painter
- Adrien Rabiot, football player
- Donatien de Sade, writer
See also
References
External links
- Home page (in French)
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