Joigny

Joigny
Joigny
Location within Burgundy region  Joigny
Administration
Country	France
Region	Burgundy
Department	Yonne
Arrondissement	Auxerre
Canton	Joigny
Intercommunality	Jovinien
Mayor	Philippe Auberger (2001–2008)
Statistics
Elevation	74–252 m (243–827 ft) (avg. 96 m or 315 ft)
Land area1	46.67 km2 (18.02 sq mi)
Population2	11,054  (2006)
- Density	237 /km2 (610 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	89206/ 89300
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Joigny is a commune in the Yonne department in Burgundy in north-central France.

It is located on the banks of the Yonne River.

Notable people

Joigny was the town where French writer Marcel Aymé, and famous doctor Edme Joachim Bourdois de La Motte (first physician to Napoleon's son) were born. It was also the home of Saint Madeleine Sophie Barat.

Churches

• Saint John Church (XIth-XVIth century)
• Saint Andrew Church (XIth-XVIth century)
• Saint Theobald Church (XVIth century)

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  Saint Andrew Church, Pietà

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  Saint John Church, Deposition of Christ (XVIth century)

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  Saint John Church

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  Inside of Saint Theobald Church

Twin towns

• Mayen, Germany, since 1964
• Godalming, United Kingdom, since 1985
• Hanover, United States, since 1993
• Joigny-sur-Meuse, France, since 2004
• Amelia, Italy, since 2005

See also

• Communes of the Yonne department

References

• INSEE