Joigny

Joigny
Joigny
Commune
	Coat of arms
	Location of Joigny
	Joigny Joigny
	Coordinates: 47°58′59″N 3°23′52″E / 47.9831°N 3.3978°E
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Yonne
Arrondissement	Sens
Canton	Joigny
Intercommunality	Jovinien
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Nicolas Soret
Area 1	46.67 km2 (18.02 sq mi)
Population (2021)	9,218
• Density	200/km2 (510/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 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 [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 the town to the English in 1429.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
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]

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^[5]

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.^[3]

Saint Andrew Church, Pietà
Saint John Church, Deposition of Christ (16th century)
Saint John Church
Inside of Saint Theobald Church

Twin towns – sister cities

Joigny is twinned with:^[6]

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

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ ^a ^b One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Joigny". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 15 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 476.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
^ "François de Saint-Just". National Assembly. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
^ "Jumelages" (in French). Joigny. Retrieved 2022-04-05.