Saint-Maurice () is a commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris. The lunatic asylum Charenton was located in Saint-Maurice; it is now a psychiatric hospital.
History Originally called Charenton-Saint-Maurice, the name of the commune was officially shortened to Saint-Maurice in 1842.
In 1929, the commune of Saint-Maurice lost half of its territory when the city of Paris annexed the Bois de Vincennes, a part of which belonged to Saint-Maurice.
Geography Climate
Saint-Maurice has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Saint-Maurice is . The average annual rainfall is with July 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 Saint-Maurice was on 25 July 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 10 December 1879.
Population
Transport Saint-Maurice is served by no station of the Paris Métro, RER, or suburban rail network. The closest station to Saint-Maurice is Charenton – Écoles station on Paris Métro Line 8. This station is located in the neighboring commune of Charenton-le-Pont, from the town center of Saint-Maurice.
Education Schools in the commune include four preschools (écoles maternelles): Ecole du Centre, Ecole Delacroix, Ecole de Gravelle, Ecole du Plateau,"Ecoles Maternelles." Saint-Maurice, Val-de-Marne. Retrieved on September 6, 2016. three elementary schools: Ecole du Centre, Ecole de Gravelle, and Annexe Roger Revet,"Ecoles élémentaires." Saint-Maurice, Val-de-Marne. Retrieved on September 6, 2016. and one junior high school, Collège Edmond Nocard."." Saint-Maurice, Val-de-Marne. Retrieved on September 6, 2016.
Area senior high schools include Lycée Polyvalent Robert Schuman in Charenton-Le-Pont, Lycée Intercommunal Eugène Delacroix in Maisons-Alfort, and Lycée Marcelin Berthelot in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés.
Personalities Éric Assadourian, football player Eugène Delacroix, romantic painter Evan Fournier, basketball player Félix Lefebvre, actor Yves Niare, athlete Adrien Rabiot, football player Louis Rousset, racing driver Marquis de Sade, writer Hassan Yebda, football player Leny Yoro, football player
See also Communes of the Val-de-Marne department Französischer Dom
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