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Pomponne

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Pomponne

Total population

4,158

Elevation37 m
Land area7.17 km²
Coordinates48.88°, 2.69°

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City facts

Elevation
37 m
Area
7.17 km²
head of government
Roland Harle
Official website
pomponne.fr

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Overview

Pomponne is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.

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History & geography

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.

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Geography

Latitude
48.8816
Longitude
2.6914
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

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Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
388,142
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    10,044
  • Common Wood-Pigeon
    Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    9,482
  • Eurasian Magpie
    Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    8,077
  • Carrion Crow
    Corvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    8,010
  • Eurasian Blue Tit
    Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    7,665
  • European Robin
    Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    7,343
  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    6,935
  • Common Chaffinch
    Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    6,785

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

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Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
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Official Identifiers

INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics

INSEE code
77372
Department
77
Region
11
Population (Wikidata)
4,215

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Sources

  • Wikipedia
  • Wikidata
  • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • INSEE — French national statistics, via geo.api.gouv.fr (official commune code, population, surface, department, region)
  • INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics — geo.api.gouv.fr