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Joigny

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Country
  
France

Canton
  
Joigny

Population (2006)
  
11,054

Local time
  
Monday 7:50 AM

Department
  
Yonne

Intercommunality
  
Jovinien

Area
  
46.67 km²

Arrondissement
  
Auxerre

Joigny

Region
  
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Weather
  
6°C, Wind NW at 8 km/h, 99% Humidity

Joigny is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France.

Contents

Map of 89300 Joigny, France

It is located on the banks of the Yonne River.

Some notable people

  • Marcel Aymé
  • Edme Joachim Bourdois de La Motte (first physician to Napoleon's son).
  • Anne Plantagenet
  • It was also the home of Saint Madeleine Sophie Barat, who founded the Roman Catholic Society of the Sacred Heart in 1800.

    Churches

  • Saint John Church (11th-16th century)
  • Saint Andrew Church (11th-16th century)
  • Saint Theobald Church (16th century)
  • Twin towns

  • Mayen, Germany, since 1964
  • Godalming, United Kingdom, since 1985
  • Hanover, United States, since 1993
  • Joigny-sur-Meuse, France, since 2004
  • Amelia, Italy, since 2005
  • References

    Joigny Wikipedia