Saint-Maurice, Val-de-Marne
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- For other places with the same name, see Saint-Maurice.
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Commune of Saint-Maurice |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Val-de-Marne |
| Arrondissement | Créteil |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de Charenton-le-Pont - Saint-Maurice |
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| Land area¹ | 1.43 km² |
| Population² (1999 census) |
12,748 |
| - Density | 8,915/km² (1999) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Saint-Maurice is a commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 6.8 km. (4.2 miles) from the center of Paris. The insane asylum Charenton was located in Saint-Maurice; it is now a psychiatric hospital.
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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, 0.6 km.(0.4 miles) from the town center of Saint-Maurice.
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