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{{Infobox French commune

|name = Poissy

|commune status = Commune

|image =

|caption =

|image coat of arms = Blason Poissy01.svg

|map size = 270px

|adjustable map = Poissy_map.png

|map caption = Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs

|coordinates = {{coord|48.9294|2.0456|format=dms|type:city(38,000)_region:FR-IDF|display=inline,title}}

|arrondissement = Saint-Germain-en-Laye

|canton = Poissy

|INSEE = 78498

|postal code = 78300

|mayor = Sandrine Berno Dos Santos{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|publisher=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=13 September 2022|language=fr}}

|term = 2022–2026

|intercommunality = CU Grand Paris Seine et Oise

|elevation m = 27

|elevation min m = 17

|elevation max m = 171

|area km2 = 13.28

|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}

|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}

|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}

|demonym=Pisciacais (masculine)
Pisciacaise (feminine)}}

Poissy ({{IPA|fr|pwasi|lang|LL-Q150 (fra)-Exilexi-Poissy.wav}}) is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is located in the western suburbs of Paris, {{convert|23.8|km|mi|abbr=on}} from the centre of Paris. Inhabitants are called Pisciacais in French.

Poissy is one of the oldest royal cities of Île-de-France, birthplace of Louis IX of France and Philip III of France, before being supplanted from the 15th century by Saint-Germain-en-Laye. In 1561, it was the site of a fruitless Catholic–Huguenot conference, the Colloquy of Poissy.

The area is known for hosting the Automobiles Gregoire successively, Matford, Ford SAF, Simca, Chrysler, Talbot factories and now hosts one of France's largest Peugeot factories. The "Simca Poissy engine" was made there.

Poissy is the 165th most populated city in Metropolitan France.

Location

Poissy is located about 30 kilometres west of Paris, in the north-eastern part of the Yvelines, 8 kilometres west of Saint-Germain-en-Laye, and 23 kilometres north-west of Versailles, the departmental prefecture.

The city is limited to the east by the forest of Saint-Germain-en-Laye and to the west by the Seine.

Demographics

{{Historical populations

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| source = EHESS{{Cassini-Ehess|27354|Poissy}} and INSEE (1968–2017)[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-78498#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE.

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|1793 |2807

|1800 |2437

|1806 |2500

|1821 |2643

|1831 |2850

|1836 |2880

|1841 |3925

|1846 |4261

|1851 |4300

|1856 |4951

|1861 |5101

|1866 |4973

|1872 |5047

|1876 |5063

|1881 |5600

|1886 |6403

|1891 |6432

|1896 |6981

|1901 |7406

|1906 |7959

|1911 |8709

|1921 |10135

|1926 |11298

|1931 |12386

|1936 |12502

|1946 |13375

|1954 |15046

|1962 |28548

|1968 |33613

|1975 |37497

|1982 |36389

|1990 |36745

|1999 |35841

|2007 |37109

|2012 |37597

|2017 |37388

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Transport

Poissy is served by Poissy station on Paris RER line A and on the Transilien Paris-Saint-Lazare suburban rail line.

Economy

=Main companies=

File:Poissy - PSA Pôle tertiaire.jpg

=Technoparc=

File:PEIKER.acustic.France.wiki.jpg

Technoparc is a Business Park created in 1990, with the intention to facilitate the economic diversification of the city. It occupies about 66 acres on the northeast of Stellantis plant, bordering the neighbouring commune Achères. The Park welcomes 150 companies employing a total of 2,000 employees. It also hosts The Charles-de-Gaulle High School and The Training Centre for the Employees in Pharmacy (ACPPAV) gathering 1,500 high school students and students. Two business incubator, a heliport, the Chamber of Commerce of Yvelines-Val d'Oise, two hotels, a sports centre and a municipal technical centre are also located there.

Highlights

File:Dimanche à Poissy.png

  • 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.[http://www.noyaudepoissy.com/ Noyau de Poissy website] {{in lang|fr}}

Culture

=Museums=

  • Musée du jouet, shows 800 games and toys dating between 1850 and 1950.
  • Musée d'art et d'histoire.

=Cultural facilities=

  • La salle Molière (theater);
  • Cinema;
  • Library Christine de Pizan;
  • Library André-Malraux.

=Poissy in film=

Education

File:Collège Jean Jaurès (Poissy).jpg

Poissy has ten public preschools, ten public elementary schools, two junior high schools, two senior high schools, a combined junior-senior high school, along with a private preschool and elementary school."[http://www.ville-poissy.fr/index.php/mairie/des-services-pour-tous/a-tout-age/enfance-et-education/les-etablissements-scolaires.html Les établissements scolaires ]." Poissy. Retrieved on September 2, 2016.

Public secondary schools:

Private elementary schools:

Hospital

International Relation

{{Main|List of twin towns and sister cities in France}}

File:Plaque Boulevard de Pirmasens (Poissy).JPG

Poissy is twinned with:

People

Sport

File:Stade Léo Lagrange de Poissy 3.JPG

  • Skatepark
  • The golf of Béthemont
  • Stadium Léo-Lagrange, built in 1945
  • Swimming pool des Migneaux and swimming pool Saint-Exupéry
  • AS Poissy

See also

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

{{Commons category|Poissy}}

  • [http://www.ville-poissy.fr/ Poissy website] {{in lang|fr}}
  • [http://www.montjoye.net/collegiale_de_poissy_saint_louis Collegiale de Poissy]—the birth city of Saint Louis

{{Paris Metropolitan Area}}

{{Yvelines communes}}

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Category:Communes of Yvelines

Category:Cities in Île-de-France

Category:Yvelines communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia