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Poissy
Sign in to savePoissy () 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, from the centre of Paris. Inhabitants are called Pisciacais in French. With about 41,000 inhabitants, Poissy is the 5th most populated commune in Yvelines.
Poissy is a town in the western suburbs of Paris with about 41,000 residents, making it one of the largest communes in its department. As a significant population center near France's capital, it represents an important part of the greater Paris metropolitan area.
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Place details
- Locality
- Poissy
- Region
- Île-de-France
- Country
- France
- Population
- 36,431
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Poissy
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason Poissy01.svg
- French commune.map size
- 270px
- French commune.adjustable map
- Poissy_map.png
- French commune.map caption
- Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
- French commune.arrondissement
- Saint-Germain-en-Laye
- French commune.canton
- Poissy
- French commune.INSEE
- 78498
- French commune.postal code
- 78300
- French commune.mayor
- Sandrine Berno Dos Santos
- French commune.term
- 2022–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- CU Grand Paris Seine et Oise
- French commune.elevation m
- 27
- French commune.elevation min m
- 17
- French commune.elevation max m
- 171
- French commune.area km2
- 13.28
- French commune.demonym
- Pisciacais (masculine)Pisciacaise (feminine)
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Poissy
- Population
- 40983
- Area
- 13.28
- Elevation
- 66
- Official website
- www.ville-poissy.fr
- Image
- Hotel De Ville Poissy PA78000002 Romain URBAIN (cropped).jpg
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- Poissy
- postal code
- 78300
- male population
- 17828
- female population
- 19560
- native label
- Poissy
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-1-39-22-56-40
- contact page URL
- www.ville-poissy.fr/index.php/contact-footer.html
- number of viewers/listeners
- 2024418
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- Location
- History
- Demographics
- Transport
- Economy
- Main companies
- Technoparc
- Highlights
- Culture
- Museums
- Cultural facilities
- Poissy in film
- Education
- Hospital
- International Relation
- People
- Sport
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- References
- External links
Poissy () 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, from the centre of Paris. Inhabitants are called Pisciacais in French. With about 41,000 inhabitants, Poissy is the 5th most populated commune in Yvelines.
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.
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