Poissy

Poissy (French: [pwasi] (listen)) is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France in north-central France. It is located in the western suburbs of Paris, 23.8 km (14.8 mi) from the centre of Paris. Inhabitants are called Pisciacais.

Poissy
Commune
Coat of arms
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Location of Poissy
Poissy
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Poissy
Poissy (Île-de-France (region))
Coordinates: 48°55′46″N 2°02′44″E
CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentYvelines
ArrondissementSaint-Germain-en-Laye
CantonPoissy
IntercommunalityCU Grand Paris Seine et Oise
Government
 • Mayor (2020-2026) Karl Olive
Area
1
13.28 km2 (5.13 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
37,388
 • Density2,800/km2 (7,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
78498 /78300
Elevation17–171 m (56–561 ft)
(avg. 27 m or 89 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

In 1561 it was the site of a fruitless Catholic-Huguenot conference, the Colloquy of Poissy. It is known for hosting successively the Automobiles Gregoire, Matford, Ford SAF, Simca, Chrysler, Talbot factories, and now hosts one of France's largest Peugeot factories. The "Simca Poissy engine" was made here.

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
PSA Peugeot-Citroën

Technoparc
Technoparc

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 PSA Peugeot Citroën factory, 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
Dimanche à Poissy by Meissonier, 1851
  • 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.[2]

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
Collège Jean Jaurès

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.[4]

Public secondary schools:

  • Collège les Grands-Champs
    • SEGPA les Grands-Champs
  • Collège Jean Jaurès
  • Lycée Adrienne Bolland
  • Lycée Charles de Gaulle
  • Collège et Lycée Le Corbusier

Private elementary schools:

  • Institution Notre-Dame preschool and elementary school

Hospital

International relations
Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in France
Boulevard de Pirmasens in Poissy

Poissy is twinned with:

People

Sport
Stadium Léo-Lagrange
  • 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
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Noyau de Poissy website (in French)
  3. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4168502/locations?ref_=tt_ql_dt_6
  4. "Les établissements scolaires ." Poissy. Retrieved on September 2, 2016.
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