- Pomponne
French commune
nomcommune=Pomponne
x = 145
y = 73
lat_long=coord|48|52|57|N|2|41|19|E
insee=77372
cp=77400
région=Île-de-France
département=Seine-et-Marne
arrondissement=Torcy
canton=Lagny-sur-Marne
maire=Marie-Christine Guillaume
mandat=2008-2014
intercomm=Communauté d'agglomération de Marne et Gondoire
alt mini=37 m
alt maxi=120 m
km²=7.17
sans=3,256
date-sans=1999
dens=454
date-dens=1999Pomponne is a French commune located in the
Seine-et-Marne "département", in the Île-de-France "région".Demographics
The inhabitants are called "Pomponnais".
As of the
census of 1999, the town has a population of formatnum:3256.History
December 23 2003 , the second worst train accident in France occurred in Pomponne with arear-end collision of Paris-Nancy express and Paris-Strasbourg fast train. 230 are killed and 300 injured aboard the Nancy express as its 7 wood coaches are 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.ee also
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Communes of the Seine-et-Marne department External links
* [http://www.pomponne.org Official site] fr
* [http://www.iaurif.org/en/gis/fichescom/mos99/ficmos/mos77372.html 1999 Land Use, from IAURIF (Institute for Urban Planning and Development of the Paris-Île-de-France région] en
* [http://www.culture.gouv.fr/public/mistral/merimee_fr?ACTION=CHERCHER&FIELD_98=INSEE&VALUE_98=77372 French Ministry of Culture list for Pomponne] fr
* [http://www.viamichelin.co.uk/viamichelin/gbr/dyn/controller/mapPerformPage?strAddress=&strCP=77400&strLocation=Pomponne&strCountry=1424&image2.x=28&image2.y=7 Map of Pomponne on Michelin] en
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