Pomponne
Commune in Île-de-France, France
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Pomponne (French pronunciation: [pɔ̃pɔn] ⓘ) is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.
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The town hall of Pomponne | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
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 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 (2023)[2] | 4,215 |
| • Density | 588/km2 (1,520/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. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,304 | — |
| 1975 | 1,397 | +0.99% |
| 1982 | 2,826 | +10.59% |
| 1990 | 3,044 | +0.93% |
| 1999 | 3,256 | +0.75% |
| 2007 | 3,336 | +0.30% |
| 2012 | 3,579 | +1.42% |
| 2017 | 4,034 | +2.42% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
The inhabitants are called Pomponnais in French.
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.
