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

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 km2 (2.77 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	4,183
• Density	580/km2 (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 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The inhabitants are called Pomponnais.

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

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pomponne.

• 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)

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