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A [[Bronze Age]] hoard of weapons was found in the river Seine at Charenton in the late 19th century. Comprising swords, axes, spearheads and other miscellaneous objects, it is now in the [[British Museum]] in London.<ref>[https://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/search.aspx?place=36330&plaA=36330-3-2 British Museum Collection]</ref>

Charenton was always a point of importance for the defence of the capital, and was frequently the scene of bloody conflicts. The [[Fort de Charenton]], located in neighbouring [[Maisons-Alfort]] but intended to defend Charenton, is one of the older forts of the Paris defence. The Hôtel de Ville was built as a private residence in 1612.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.charenton.fr/culture/archives_patrimoine/pdf/Livret-Briques-Histoire_2016.pdf|title=De briques et d’Histoire: L’Hôtel de Ville de Charenton-le-Pont 1612–2016|publisher=Town of Charenton-le-Pont|year=2016|access-date=10 February 2026}}</ref>

In the 16th and 17th centuries, Charenton was the scene of the [[Ecumenical council|ecclesiastical councils]] of the [[Continental Reformed church|Protestant party]], which had its principal church in the town.{{sfn|Chisholm|1911}}

Commune in Île-de-France, France

Charenton-le-Pont (French pronunciation: [ʃaʁɑ̃tɔ̃ lə pɔ̃] ^ⓘ; lit. ‘Charenton-the-Bridge’) or simply Charenton is a commune situated just southeast of Paris, France. It is located 6.2 km (3.9 mi) from the centre of Paris, to the north of the confluence of the Seine and Marne rivers; the ‘Bridge’ part of the name refers to the stone bridge across the Marne. It is one of the most densely populated municipalities in Europe.

The Charenton psychiatric hospital is located in the neighbouring commune of Charenton-Saint-Maurice, which changed its name in 1842 to Saint-Maurice.

A Bronze Age hoard of weapons was found in the river Seine at Charenton in the late 19th century. Comprising swords, axes, spearheads and other miscellaneous objects, it is now in the British Museum in London.^[4]

Charenton was always a point of importance for the defence of the capital, and was frequently the scene of bloody conflicts. The Fort de Charenton, located in neighbouring Maisons-Alfort but intended to defend Charenton, is one of the older forts of the Paris defence. The Hôtel de Ville was built as a private residence in 1612.^[5]

In the 16th and 17th centuries, Charenton was the scene of the ecclesiastical councils of the Protestant party, which had its principal church in the town.

In the now-named commune of Saint-Maurice, adjoining Charenton to the east, is the Hospice de Charenton, a psychiatric hospital, the foundation of which dates from 1641. Until the time of the Revolution it was used as a general hospital, and even as a prison, but from 1802 onwards it was specially appropriated to the treatment of mental illness.

On 1 January 1860, the City of Paris was enlarged by annexing neighbouring communes. On that occasion, half of the commune of Bercy was annexed to the city of the Paris, and the remaining half was annexed to Charenton-le-Pont.

In 1929, the commune of Charenton-le-Pont lost about a third of its territory when the City of Paris annexed the Bois de Vincennes, a small part of which belonged to Charenton-le-Pont.

Historical population

Year
1793	1,500	—
1800	1,126	−4.01%
1806	1,264	+1.95%
1821	1,400	+0.68%
1831	1,977	+3.51%
1836	2,558	+5.29%
1841	3,393	+5.81%
1846	3,505	+0.65%
1851	3,219	−1.69%
1856	4,258	+5.75%
1861	5,534	+5.38%
1866	6,190	+2.27%
1872	7,141	+2.41%
1876	8,822	+5.43%
1881	11,826	+6.04%
1886	13,535	+2.74%
1891	15,306	+2.49%
1896	16,811	+1.89%

Year
1901	17,980	+1.35%
1906	18,372	+0.43%
1911	19,499	+1.20%
1921	20,872	+0.68%
1926	20,891	+0.02%
1931	21,098	+0.20%
1936	20,946	−0.14%
1946	21,457	+0.24%
1954	22,079	+0.36%
1962	22,530	+0.25%
1968	22,300	−0.17%
1975	20,468	−1.22%
1982	20,500	+0.02%
1990	21,872	+0.81%
1999	26,582	+2.19%
2007	28,414	+0.84%
2012	30,148	+1.19%
2017	30,374	+0.15%

Source: EHESS^[6] and INSEE (1968–2017)^[7]

Charenton-le-Pont is served by two stations on Paris Métro Line 8: Liberté and Charenton — Écoles.

There was also another station in the commune that existed from 1849 to 1942 and then was demolished.

As of 2015^[update] the commune has 14 public and private schools.^[8]

Public preschools (écoles maternelles): 4 vents, Cerisae, Champ des Alouettes, Conflans, Port au Lions, and Valmy
Public elementary schools: Briand A, Briand B, Desnos, Pasteur, and Valmy
Collège la Cerisaie (junior high school)
Lycée Robert Schuman (public senior high school/sixth-form college)
Notre dame des Missions (private school, elementary through senior high school/sixth form college)

Charenton shares the association football club CA Paris-Charenton with the nearby town Maisons-Alfort. They play in all red with blue shorts. They are a merger between CA Paris (founded in 1892)—who won the 1920 Coupe de France, were second place in the 1928 Coupe de France, played in the first two seasons of Ligue 1, and then played in Ligue 2 until 1963—and SO Charentonnais (founded in 1904). The two merged in 1964. The club is chaired by Oscar Gonçalves. They mainly play at the Stade Henri Guérin in Charenton, but also play many matches at the Stade Charentonneau in Maisons-Alfort.