Joigny (French pronunciation: [ʒwaɲi]) is a commune in the Yonne départementinBourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France.
Joigny
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Location of Joigny  | |
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| Coordinates: 47°58′59″N 3°23′52″E / 47.9831°N 3.3978°E / 47.9831; 3.3978 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Yonne |
| Arrondissement | Sens |
| Canton | Joigny |
| Intercommunality | Jovinien |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Nicolas Soret[1] |
| Area
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| 46.67 km2 (18.02 sq mi) |
| Population
(2021)[2]
| 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
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| 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. | |
It is located on the banks of the river Yonne.
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.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 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[3] | ||
It was also the home of Saint Madeleine Sophie Barat, who founded the Roman Catholic Society of the Sacred Heart in 1800.
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