Joinville-le-Pont


Joinville-le-Pont is a commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris.

History

The commune was created in 1791 under the name La Branche-du-Pont-de-Saint-Maur by detaching its territory from the commune of Saint-Maur-des-Fossés. The commune was renamed Joinville-le-Pont on 29 August 1831. Under Louis-Philippe of France, the Redoute de Gravelle was built in the commune.
In 1929, the commune of Joinville-le-Pont lost more than a third of its territory when the city of Paris annexed the Bois de Vincennes, a part of which belonged to Joinville-le-Pont.

Geography

Climate

Joinville-le-Pont has an oceanic climate. The average annual temperature in Joinville-le-Pont is. The average annual rainfall is with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around, and lowest in January, at around. The highest temperature ever recorded in Joinville-le-Pont was on 25 July 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 17 January 1985.

Transport

Joinville-le-Pont is served by Joinville-le-Pont station on Paris RER line A.

Population

Education

Public schools include:
There is a private school, Groupe Scolaire A.P.E.P., which runs from preschool to senior high school/sixth-form college.