Population
The inhabitants are called ''Pomponnais'' in French.History
On 23 December 1933, Lagny-Pomponne Railroad Disaster, 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 signal passed at danger, passed a signal at danger in darkness and fog, but the Crocodile (train protection system), "Crocodile" acoustic warning system was found to have failed because the contacts had iced over.See also
*Communes of the Seine-et-Marne departmentReferences
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