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| Coordinates:47°58′59″N3°23′52″E / 47.9831°N 3.3978°E /47.9831; 3.3978 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Yonne |
| Arrondissement | Sens |
| Canton | Joigny |
| Intercommunality | Jovinien |
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| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Nicolas Soret[1] |
Area 1 | 46.67 km2 (18.02 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 9,055 |
| • Density | 190/km2 (500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 89206 /89300 |
| Elevation | 74–252 m (243–827 ft) (avg. 96 m or 315 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Joigny (French pronunciation:[ʒwaɲi]) is acommune in theYonnedépartement inBourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-centralFrance.
It is located on the banks of the riverYonne.
The current city, originally known as Joviniacum in Latin, was founded during Roman times byFlavius Jovinus prefect of the Roman militia in Gaul in AD 369.
During medieval times, it was fortified as a stronghold at the end of the 10th century byRenard I the Old [fr], Count of Sens, on part of the lands of the Sainte-Marie du Charnier de Sens Abbey. The Porte du Bois, a gateway with two massive flanking towers, is a relic of the castle.[3]
After passing through several hands, it came into the possession of the family of Villeroi in the 18th century. A fragment of a ladder preserved in the church of St André commemorates the successful resistance offered by thetown to the English in 1429.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 9,698 | — |
| 1975 | 10,972 | +1.78% |
| 1982 | 9,644 | −1.83% |
| 1990 | 9,697 | +0.07% |
| 1999 | 10,032 | +0.38% |
| 2007 | 10,605 | +0.70% |
| 2012 | 9,800 | −1.57% |
| 2017 | 9,580 | −0.45% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
It was also the home of SaintMadeleine Sophie Barat, who founded the Roman CatholicSociety of the Sacred Heart in 1800.
Mayen, Germany (1964)
Godalming, England, United Kingdom (1985)
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One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Joigny".Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 15 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 476.
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