Poissy
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Commune of Poissy |
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| Location | |
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| Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs | |
| Coordinates | |
| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Yvelines |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Germain-en-Laye |
| Canton | Chief town of 2 cantons |
| Intercommunality | none as of 2005 |
| Mayor | Jacques Masdeu-Arus (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 17 m–171 m (avg. 27 m) |
| Land area¹ | 13.28 km² |
| Population² (Oct., 2006 estimate) (March 8, 1999 census) |
36,946 35,841 |
| - Density | 2,782/km² (2006) |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 78498/ 78300 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Poissy is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 23.8 km. (14.8 miles) from the center of Paris.
In 1561 it was the site of a fruitless Catholic-Huguenot conference, the Colloquy at Poissy. It is known for hosting the former Simca factory, now one of France's largest Peugeot factories.
[edit] Transport
Poissy is served by Poissy station on Paris RER line A and on the Transilien Paris – Saint-Lazare suburban rail line.
[edit] Highlights
- Villa Savoye, considered by many to be the seminal work of the Swiss architect Le Corbusier.
- The "Noyau de Poissy" is a liquor based on macerated or distilled apricot pits, a local tradition since early 18th century.
[edit] External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to:
- Poissy website (in French)
- Noyau de Poissy website (in French)
- Collegiale de Poissy The birth city of Saint Louis
