The Schaken district or «Bagaudes district» owes its first development to the ferry of Créteil and the crossing of the haulage. Indeed, the boats that went up the river were pulled by oxen or horses. They crossed the Marne at this point to pass on the right bank, shorter and without islands. Seven houses, inhabited by fishermen and farmers, form the hamlet of Port-Créteil, already mentioned on a Merovingian currency. They are grouped around a village square that still exists. For centuries, the area was made up of many islands, all attached to the mainland between the 18th century and 1940. The district bears the name of one who was once one of the most important landowners of Saint-Mauriens: Pierre Schaken. After his death, the estate was divided into 130 lots by his daughter in 1882. Seven streets were then opened, including the streets of the islands, Joinville, Jules Joffrin, Pinet (now Politzer). This is the end of the country character of the place. The proposed route allows you to understand the history of the neighbourhood by raising the memory of the ancient arms of the Marne that surrounded its islands and observing the architecture of its houses, from the “remarkable building” protected by the PLU, to the modest “workers' house” or the report building. The booklet also includes a track game for children.