Poissy
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region | Île-de-France | |
Department | Yvelines | |
Arrondissement | Saint-Germain-en-Laye | |
Canton | Poissy | |
Community association | Grand Paris Seine et Oise | |
Coordinates | 48 ° 56 ' N , 2 ° 3' E | |
height | 17-171 m | |
surface | 13.28 km 2 | |
Residents | 37,388 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 2,815 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 78300 | |
INSEE code | 78498 | |
Website | www.ville-poissy.fr |
Poissy is a French municipality with 37,388 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Yvelines in the region Ile-de-France . It belongs to the arrondissement of Saint-Germain-en-Laye and is the capital of the canton of Poissy .
geography
The city of Poissy is located 32 kilometers west-northwest of the center of Paris on one of the loops of the Seine .
history
In ancient times Poissy was probably a modest fishing or farming village of the Gallic people of the Carnutes , who lived in the 1950s BC. Was subjugated by Caesar . Gallo-Roman graves were discovered here in 1928.
In the early Middle Ages the place had the Latin name Pinciacum at the time of the Merovingians . At the time of the Carolingians there was already a castle here . In 862, 864 and 868 Charlemagne held national meetings of high dignitaries in the place. In the 13th century Poissy was a favorite residence of Blanka of Castile . Their son, who later became King Louis IX. the saint was probably born here in 1214. He had a stone bridge built over the Seine in Poissy. King Philip IV the Handsome , a grandson of Louis IX, founded the Dominican monastery of Saint-Louis de Poissy at the beginning of the 14th century , for the construction of which the old castle was demolished.
In the initial phase of the Hundred Years War , the English King Edward III fell. in July 1346 in Normandy and on his further train crossed the Seine at Poissy on August 16, 1346, which he had looted and cremated.
From September 3 to October 14, 1561 was in the refectory of the Dominican monastery of Poissy on the initiative of Catherine de Medici in the presence of her son, the minor King Charles IX. , a religious discussion between Catholic and Protestant theologians, the so-called Colloquium of Poissy , was held, which was supposed to lead to a reconciliation between the Huguenots and Catholics of France. For the Protestant side, Théodore de Bèze took part. For example, opinions on the doctrine of the Lord's Supper and the sacraments were discussed . The talks were broken off unsuccessfully.
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Poissy
- The Notre-Dame collegiate church with Romanesque parts from the 12th century is listed as a Monument Historique .
- The Villa Savoye , designed by the architect Le Corbusier and built between 1928 and 1931, has also been a monument historique since 1965.
Industry and Infrastructure
Automobile manufacturing
Motor vehicles were built in Poissy in the early days of automobile construction. Companies such as Automobiles Grégoire (1903-1924), Ouzou (1900-1901) and Soncin (1899-1902) were early automakers in Poissy.
In the city today there is a large car plant of PSA Group ( Peugeot - Citroen ). The plant opened by Ford Société Anonyme Française ( Ford SAF ) in 1940 was sold to Simca in 1954 . After Chrysler took over Simca in the late 1950s, the plant finally came into the possession of the PSA Group in 1978.
Local public transport
The Poissy station is integrated into the local transport system in the greater Paris area through the lines of the S-Bahn lines RER A and Transilien J. The trains stop at Saint-Lazare station in central Paris .
Town twinning
- The twin town of Poissy is the German town of Pirmasens in Rhineland-Palatinate.
hospital
Personalities
- Louis IX the saint (1214–1270), King of France
- Alfons of Poitiers (1220–1271), Prince of France, brother of Louis IX.
- Philip III , called the Bold (1245–1285), King of France from 1270 to 1285
- Guillaume Lasceux (1740–1831), French composer and organist
- Catherine Stermann (1949–1985), French actress
- Frédéric Belaubre (* 1980), French professional triathlete
- Houssine Kharja (* 1982), Moroccan football player
- Damien Le Tallec (* 1990), French football player
- Olivier Lombard (* 1991), French racing car driver
- Alexandre Müller (* 1997), French tennis player
- Stanley N'Soki (* 1999), French football player
See also
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes des Yvelines. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-070-1 , pp. 677-697.