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Joigny (French pronunciation: [ʒwaɲi]) is a commune in the Yonne département in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France.
It is located on the banks of the river Yonne.




History


The current city, originally known as Joviniacum in Latin, was founded during Roman times by Flavius 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 by Renard I the Old, 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.
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 the
town to the English in 1429.




Population






Some notable people


Marcel Aymé
Edme Joachim Bourdois de La Motte, first physician to Napoleon's son
Yom Tov of Joigny, Rabbi and poet
Anne Plantagenet
Jean de Joigny
François de Saint-Just (1896-1989), French politician
It was also the home of Saint Madeleine Sophie Barat, who founded the Roman Catholic Society of the Sacred Heart in 1800.




Churches


The church of St Jean (16th century), which once stood within the enceinte of the old castle, contains a representation (15th century) of the Holy Sepulchre in white marble.
The church of St André (12th, 16th and 17th centuries), of which the best feature is the Renaissance portal with its fine bas-reliefs.
The church of St Thibault (16th century), in which the stone crown suspended from the choir vaulting is chiefly noticeable.





















Twin towns – sister cities



Joigny is twinned with:

Mayen, Germany (1964)
Godalming, England, United Kingdom (1985)
Hanover, United States (1993)
Joigny-sur-Meuse, France (2004)
Amelia, Italy (2005)
Kilibo, Benin (2011)




See also


Communes of the Yonne department
Joigny coach crash




References






External links


Media related to Joigny at Wikimedia Commons

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Komune di departemen Yonne
• Robert II dari Artois
• Komune di departemen Ardennes
• Milon IV dari Bar
• Daftar stasiun SNCF di Champagne
• Daftar stasiun SNCF di Bourgogne
• Émilie Desjeux
• Guillaume III dari Nevers
• Yom Tov
• Guillaume IV dari Nevers
• Joigny
• Mont Joigny
• Madeleine Sophie Barat
• Yom Tov of Joigny
• SRCM Joigny
• Canton of Joigny
• Cantons of the Yonne department
• Joigny coach crash
• Early English Jewish literature
• Arrondissement of Sens