# Joinville-le-Pont

Joinville-le-Pont (French pronunciation: ) is a commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 9.4 km (5.8 mi) from the center of Paris.

## History

The commune was created in 1791 under the name La Branche-du-Pont-de-Saint-Maur (literally "The Branch of Saint-Maur's Bridge") by detaching its territory from the commune of Saint-Maur-des-Fossés. The commune was renamed Joinville-le-Pont (literally "Joinville the Bridge") on 29 August 1831. Under Louis-Philippe of France, the Redoute de Gravelle was built in the commune.
In 1929, the commune of Joinville-le-Pont lost more than a third of its territory when the city of Paris annexed the Bois de Vincennes, a part of which belonged to Joinville-le-Pont.

## Geography
### Climate

Joinville-le-Pont has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Joinville-le-Pont is 12.9 °C (55.2 °F). The average annual rainfall is 654.0 mm (25.75 in) with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 21.3 °C (70.3 °F), and lowest in January, at around 5.2 °C (41.4 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Joinville-le-Pont was 42.5 °C (108.5 °F) on 25 July 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −15.6 °C (3.9 °F) on 17 January 1985.
Climate data for Joinville-le-Pont (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1981-present) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 17.3 (63.1) | 22.5 (72.5) | 27.5 (81.5) | 31.0 (87.8) | 33.4 (92.1) | 38.9 (102.0) | 42.5 (108.5) | 41.0 (105.8) | 35.5 (95.9) | 31.0 (87.8) | 22.5 (72.5) | 17.2 (63.0) | 42.5 (108.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 7.9 (46.2) | 9.5 (49.1) | 13.7 (56.7) | 17.6 (63.7) | 21.0 (69.8) | 24.3 (75.7) | 26.8 (80.2) | 26.5 (79.7) | 22.5 (72.5) | 17.4 (63.3) | 11.7 (53.1) | 8.1 (46.6) | 17.3 (63.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.2 (41.4) | 6.0 (42.8) | 9.2 (48.6) | 12.4 (54.3) | 15.8 (60.4) | 19.1 (66.4) | 21.3 (70.3) | 21.1 (70.0) | 17.4 (63.3) | 13.3 (55.9) | 8.7 (47.7) | 5.6 (42.1) | 12.9 (55.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.5 (36.5) | 2.5 (36.5) | 4.7 (40.5) | 7.1 (44.8) | 10.6 (51.1) | 13.9 (57.0) | 15.8 (60.4) | 15.6 (60.1) | 12.4 (54.3) | 9.3 (48.7) | 5.6 (42.1) | 3.1 (37.6) | 8.6 (47.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −15.6 (3.9) | −12.1 (10.2) | −6.6 (20.1) | −2.5 (27.5) | 1.0 (33.8) | 4.8 (40.6) | 7.5 (45.5) | 6.8 (44.2) | 4.0 (39.2) | −1.0 (30.2) | −6.8 (19.8) | −9.5 (14.9) | −15.6 (3.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 52.0 (2.05) | 47.1 (1.85) | 46.3 (1.82) | 45.4 (1.79) | 62.9 (2.48) | 54.2 (2.13) | 59.1 (2.33) | 55.9 (2.20) | 49.9 (1.96) | 56.2 (2.21) | 59.2 (2.33) | 65.8 (2.59) | 654.0 (25.75) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 11.7 | 10.7 | 10.2 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 9.0 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 10.2 | 11.3 | 12.5 | 118.0 |
| Source: Météo-France ||||||||||||||

## Transport

Joinville-le-Pont is served by Joinville-le-Pont station on Paris RER line A.

## Education

Public schools include:
* Preschools/nurseries (maternelles): Centre, Jean de la Fontaine, Polangis, P’tit Gibus
* Elementaries: Palissy, Parangon, Polangis, and Eugène Voisin
* Junior high schools (collèges): Jean Charcot and Jules Ferry
There is a private school, Groupe Scolaire A.P.E.P., which runs from preschool to senior high school/sixth-form college (lycée).