Claye-Souilly

Annet-sur-Marne (French pronunciation: [anɛ syʁ maʁn] , literally Annet on Marne) is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.

The canton of Villeparisis is a French administrative division, located in the arrondissement of Torcy, in the Seine-et-Marne département (Île-de-France région).

The canton of Mitry-Mory is a French administrative division, located in the arrondissement of Meaux, in the Seine-et-Marne département (Île-de-France région).

Fresnes-sur-Marne (French pronunciation: [fʁɛn syʁ maʁn] , literally Fresnes on Marne) is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.

Carnetin (French pronunciation: [kaʁnətɛ̃] ) is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.

The canton of Claye-Souilly is a French administrative division, located in the arrondissement of Torcy, in the Seine-et-Marne département (Île-de-France région).

Villevaudé (French pronunciation: [vilvode] ) is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.

Charny (French pronunciation: [ʃaʁni] ) is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.

Pomponne (French pronunciation: [pɔ̃pɔn] ) is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.

Thorigny-sur-Marne (French pronunciation: [tɔʁiɲi syʁ maʁn] , literally Thorigny on Marne) is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.

The Canal de l'Ourcq (French pronunciation: [kanal də luʁk]) is a 108.1 km (67.2 mi) long canal in the Île-de-France region (greater Paris) with 10 locks. It was built at a width of 3.20 m (10.5 ft) but was enlarged to 3.7 m (12 ft), which permitted use by more pleasure boats. The canal begins at Port-aux-Perches near the village of Troesnes, where it splits from the channeled river Ourcq, and flows to the Bassin de la Villette, where it joins the Canal Saint-Martin. Paris requires 380,000 cubic metres (84,000,000 imp gal; 100,000,000 US gal) of water daily for cleaning the sewer system, gutters, and parks. The Canal de l'Ourcq provides about half of the requirement. Since 1983, the waterway has been designated for use by pleasure craft, and its water is designated for non-drinking uses.The canal is considered part of the 130 km (81 mi) Parisian canal network, along with the Canal Saint-Denis, the bassin de la Villette, and the Canal Saint-Martin. The canals were created as part of the administrative management of water in Paris during the nineteenth century.

The Lagny-Pomponne rail disaster occurred on 23 December 1933, between Pomponne and Lagny-sur-Marne (48°52′54″N 2°41′47″E), 20 kilometres (12 mi) east of Paris, when the 4-8-2 locomotive of the express for Strasbourg crashed at 110 km/h (65 mph) into the rear of an auxiliary train bound for Nancy, which was stopped on the railway. The impact crushed and splintered the last five cars of the Nancy train, older wooden cars pressed into service for the holidays. Both trains were full of people going home to their families for Christmas. 204 people died and 120 were injured. It is second to the worst railway disaster in French history, after the 1917 Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne derailment, and the deadliest ever in peacetime.