Joinville, Haute-Marne
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| Coordinates: 48°26′35″N 5°08′20″E / 48.4431°N 5.1389°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Haute-Marne |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Dizier |
| Canton | Joinville |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2001–2008) | Daniel Jacomme |
| Area 1 | 18.94 km2 (7.31 sq mi) |
| Population (1999) | 4,380 |
| • Density | 230/km2 (600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 52250 /52300 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Joinville (French pronunciation: [ʒwɛ̃vil]) is a commune in the Haute-Marne department in north-eastern France.
Originally spelled Jonivilla or Junivilla in Latin, in the Middle Ages it was the site of an important lordship in the county of Champagne. Its medieval château-fort, which gave to members of the House of Guise their title, Prince de Joinville, was demolished during the Revolution of 1789, but the 16th-century Château du Grand Jardin built by Claude de Lorraine, duc de Guise, has been restored.
Transport
- Joinville Mussey Airport (ICAO code LFFJ)
Twin towns – sister cities
Joinville is twinned with:
Buckingham, United Kingdom[1]
Personalities
- Jean de Joinville,
- Claude de Lorraine,
- Charles de Guise
- Louis de Guise, cardinal évêque de Metz
- Louis XIII
- Richelieu
- François Lespingola,
- Louis Yard,
- Joseph Perrin des Almons (1717-1798),
- François Devienne,
- Anne Joseph Arnoux Valdruche,
- Christian Vander (musician) (1948 - )
See also
References
- ^ "British towns twinned with French towns". Archant Community Media Ltd. Archived from the original on 2013-07-05. Retrieved 2013-07-11.
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