Pontault-Combault
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| region | Île-de-France | |
| Department | Seine-et-Marne | |
| Arrondissement | Torcy | |
| Canton | Pontault-Combault (main town) | |
| Community association | Paris-Vallée de la Marne | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 48 ' N , 2 ° 26' E | |
| height | 87-113 m | |
| surface | 13.64 km 2 | |
| Residents | 37,747 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 2,767 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 77340 | |
| INSEE code | 77373 | |
| Website | http://www.pontault-combault.fr/ | |
 Château de Combault, town hall of the commune |
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Pontault-Combault is a French municipality with 37,747 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Seine-et-Marne in the region Ile-de-France . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Torcy and is the only municipality and thus also chef-lieu (main town) in the canton of Pontault-Combault . The inhabitants are called Ponto-Combalusiens or Pontellois-Combalusiens .
geography
Pontault-Combault is located 20 kilometers east-southeast of Paris on the Morbras river , a tributary of the Marne .
The place borders in the north on Émerainville , in the east on Roissy-en-Brie , in the south-east on Ozoir-le-Ferrière , in the south on Lésigny , in the south-west on La Queue-en-Brie ( Département Val-de-Marne ), im West to Le Plessis-Trévise (Val-de-Marne department) and to the northwest to Noisy-le-Grand ( Seine-Saint-Denis department ).
In the south of the municipality, part of the Forêt de Notre-Dame extends .
traffic
The station Émerainville - Pontault-Combault is located on the Paris-Mulhouse railway . Part of the third motorway ring around Paris, the Francilienne (referred to as A104 or Route nationale 104 ) , runs through the town . This crosses here with the N 4 , which leads to the German-French border at Strasbourg and Kehl .
history
Pontault is first mentioned as Pontelz in 1079. The name probably comes from the Latin name for a small bridge ( ponticellum ). In 1839 the municipalities of Pontault and Combault were merged. It was not until the 20th century that the community developed into a banlieue in eastern Paris. From the 1970s onwards, the population rose to over 10,000, while it was below 1,000 at the beginning of the 20th century.
Attractions
- Saint-Denis church from the 13th century
- Château de Combault from the 18th century, today's town hall
- 19th century Château Candalle, now a school
- Château de Bois La Croix from the late 19th century
- Center Photographique d'Île-de-France, gallery for photography and contemporary art
Partner communities
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Caminha , Portugal, since 1978 -
Beilstein , Baden-Württemberg, Germany, since 1984 -
Anyama , Ivory Coast, since 1988 -
Rădăuți , Romania, since 1990
Personalities
- Maurice Papon (1910–2007), politician, minister and Nazi collaborator
- Catherine Lefèbvre (1753-1835),
- Cécile Nowak (* 1967), judoka and Olympic champion in 1992
- Serge Gakpé (* 1987), football player (striker)
- Anne-Sophie Mondière (* 1979), judoka and European champion
- François Bréda (* 1956), postmodern writer and theater scholar
- Michel Denêtre (born 1987), rugby player
- Arthur Joly (* 1988), rugby player
- Jérôme Morin (* 1973), writer, conservationist and ornithologist
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Seine-et-Marne . Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-100-7 , pp. 1231-1235.
