Charenton is the name or part of the name of several places: France Charenton-le-Pont, in the Val-de-Marne département, is a commune which has a common border with Paris. A neighboring commune was called Charenton-Saint-Maurice and changed its name to Saint Maurice in 1842. Charenton-Saint-Maurice has an insane asylum which is often simply called "Charenton". See Charenton (asylum). Charenton-du-Cher, in the Cher département United States Charenton, Louisiana… (More on Charenton)