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 (literally "The Branch of Saint-Maur's Bridge") by detaching its territory from the commune of Saint-Maur-des-Fossés. The commune was renamed Joinville-le-Pont (literally "Joinville the Bridge") 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 (Köppen climate classification Cfb). 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: Preschools/nurseries (maternelles): Centre, Jean de la Fontaine, Polangis, P’tit Gibus"Écoles maternelles." Joinville-le-Pont. Retrieved on September 10, 2016. Elementaries: Palissy, Parangon, Polangis, and Eugène Voisin"Écoles élémentaires." Joinville-le-Pont. Retrieved on September 10, 2016. Junior high schools (collèges): Jean Charcot and Jules Ferry"Collèges." Joinville-le-Pont. Retrieved on September 10, 2016.
There is a private school, Groupe Scolaire A.P.E.P., which runs from preschool to senior high school/sixth-form college (lycée)."Établissements privés." Joinville-le-Pont. Retrieved on September 10, 2016.
See also Communes of the Val-de-Marne department
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