Pontault-Combault

Pontault-Combault
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Seine-et-Marne
Arrondissement	Torcy
Canton	Pontault-Combault
Government
• Mayor (2008&n–2014)	Monique Delessard
Area1	13.64 km2 (5.27 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	34,798
• Density	2,600/km2 (6,600/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	77373 / 77340
Elevation	87–113 m (285–371 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Pontault-Combault (French pronunciation: ​[pɔ̃tokɔ̃bo]) is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is located in the eastern suburbs of Paris, 19.8 km (12.3 mi) from the center of Paris.

History

The commune of Pontault-Combault was created in 1839 by the merger of the commune of Pontault with the commune of Combault. The commune town hall (mairie) is located in Combault.

Before this merger, the commune of Pontault had already annexed the commune of Berchères at the time of the French Revolution.

Transport

Pontault-Combault is served by Émerainville – Pontault-Combault station on Paris RER line .

Demographics

The inhabitants are called Pontellois-Combalusiens.

See also

• Communes of the Seine-et-Marne department

External links

• Official site (French)
• 1999 Land Use, from IAURIF (Institute for Urban Planning and Development of the Paris-Île-de-France région) (English)