Saint-Maurice (Val-de-Marne)
Saint- Maurice is a commune with 14,586 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the southeast of Paris. It belongs to the department of Val -de- Marne and located in the Île- de -France region. The distance to the center of the capital is about seven kilometers.
History
Originally called the church in Charenton- Saint- Maurice. 1842, the name was shortened to Saint- Maurice.
1929, the community lost half of its territory because the forest of Vincennes was the city of Paris slammed.
Partnership
- Since 1957, a partnership connects the two villages of Saint -Maurice in the Valais canton of Switzerland and in the valley of the Marne.
- Another partnership was established in 1996 on the German community Erlenbach am Main.
Economy
The film production company Gaumont has in place a film studio, which is only one of four locations Francisco studios.
Personalities
- The painter Eugène Delacroix was born on 26 April 1798 in Charenton -Saint -Maurice.
- The football player Hassan Yebda was born on May 14, 1984 here.
- Marquis de Sade was in 1789 and then from 1803 until his death in 1814 a prisoner in the asile d' aliénés, an insane asylum at Charenton -Saint -Maurice.
- The microbiologist Edmond Nocard lived from 1883 until his death in 1903 in Saint- Maurice.