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Poissy () is a commune in the Yvelines
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in the ĂŽle-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. Poissy is one of the oldest royal cities of ĂŽle-de-France, birthplace of
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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. It is known for hosting the
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successively, Matford, Ford SAF, Simca,
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factories and now hosts one of France's largest Peugeot factories. The " Simca Poissy engine" was made here. Poissy is the 165th most populated city in Metropolitan France.


Location

Poissy is located about 30 kilometers west of Paris, in the northeastern part of the Yvelines, 8 kilometers west of Saint-Germain-en-Laye, and 23 kilometers northwest of Versailles, the departmental prefecture. The city is limited to the east by the forest of Saint-Germain-en-Laye and to the west by the
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Population


Transport

Poissy is served by Poissy station on Paris
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and on the Transilien Paris-Saint-Lazare suburban rail line.


Economy


Main companies

* Automobile: ** PSA Peugeot Citroën **
Wagon Automotive Wagon Automotive is an automotive parts company based in Birmingham, England. The company is controlled by the American businessman Wilbur Ross and employs over 4,000 workers across Europe.
(Ă©quipementier automobile) ** Mahle Aftermarket ** Faurecia **
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VDO Automotive *
Rochas Rochas is a fashion, beauty, and perfume house founded in 1925 by French designer Marcel Rochas, the first designer of 2/3-length coats and skirts with pockets and one of the two designers, along with Elsa Schiaparelli, who launched the fashion fo ...
( Procter & Gamble) now
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* Transport and logistics: ** GEFCO ** Elidis **
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** Trapil * Wattelez * Casino cafétéria *
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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

* Villa Savoye, considered by many to be the seminal work of the
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. * The " Noyau de Poissy" is a liquor based on macerated or distilled apricot pits, a local tradition since early 18th century.


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

* '' La Porteuse de pain'' (1963) ; * ''
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'' (1990) * ''
Les Grands Ducs ''Les Grands Ducs'' (English: ''The Big Dukes'') is a 1996 comedy film directed by Patrice Leconte, starring Jean-Pierre Marielle, Philippe Noiret, Jean Rochefort and Catherine Jacob. Plot George Cox, Victor Vialat and Eddie Carpentier are ol ...
'' (1996) ; * '' Le Ciel, les oiseaux et... ta mère !'' (1998) ; * ''
Le Cerveau ''The Brain'' (french: Le Cerveau) is a 1969 French comedy film directed by GĂ©rard Oury, about a second train robbery by the brain behind the Great Train Robbery of 1963. It stars Jean-Paul Belmondo and Bourvil as a pair of French petty crooks, ...
'' ; * '' From Paris with Love'' (2009) ; * ''
Turk's Head ''Turk's Head'' (french: Tête de turc – the expression also has the colloquial meaning of 'scapegoat' or 'fall guy' in French) is a 2010 French thriller film directed and starring Pascal Elbé. Roschdy Zem and Israel actress, Ronit Elkabetz a ...
'' (2010) ; *''
Serial Teachers ''Serial Teachers'' (French title: ''Les Profs'') is a 2013 French comedy film directed by Pierre-François Martin-Laval. The film is based on the comics ''Les Profs'' by Pica and Erroc. It was the top-grossing French film of the year, with a to ...
'' (2013) ; * '' Le Mystère des jonquilles'' (2014) ; * ''
French Blood ''French Blood'' (original title: ''Un Français'') is a 2015 French drama film written and directed by Diastème. It was selected to screen in the Platform section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival. Cast * Alban Lenoir as Marco ...
'' (2015); * ''
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'' (2015) ;


Education

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.Les Ă©tablissements scolaires
" Poissy. Retrieved on September 2, 2016. Public secondary schools: * Collège les Grands-Champs ** SEGPA les Grands-Champs * Collège Jean Jaurès *
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Private elementary schools: *
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preschool and elementary school


Hospital

* Centre hospitalier intercommunal de Poissy-Saint-Germain-en-Laye


International relations

Poissy is twinned with: * Pirmasens, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, since 1964.


People

* Saint Louis (1214–1270),
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Guillaume Lasceux Guillaume Lasceux (3 February 1740 - 1831) was a French organist, improviser and composer. Biography Born in Poissy, Lasceux began his career as an organist in the parish of St-Martin of Chevreuse in 1758. He moved to Paris in 1762 to study musi ...
(1740–1831), composer and organist * Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier (1815–1891), painter, sculptor and mayor of Poissy *
Ibrahim Diaw Ibrahim Diaw or Ibrahima Diaw (born 28 November 1979) is a French-born Senegalese retired handballer who played for the Senegalese national team. He was former co-captain of Paris Saint-Germain Handball alongside Didier Dinart, then with Daniel ...
, handball player * Florent Groberg, U.S. Army Medal of Honor recipient * Matteo Guendouzi footballer *
Catherine Lara Catherine Lara (born Catherine Bodet; 29 May 1945) is a French violinist, composer, singer, and author. Over a career spanning more than five decades, she has established herself as an icon in French pop/rock music as well as the neo-classical g ...
, singer born in 1945 *
Houssine Kharja Houssine Kharja ( ar, حسين خرجة; born 9 November 1982) is a Moroccan former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Born in France, he spent most of his career in Italy after starting out his senior career at Spor ...
, Moroccan football player born in 1982 * Benjamin Franklin resided in Poissy for a time while envoy to France during the American Revolutionary War *
JĂ©rĂ´me Phojo JĂ©rĂ´me Phojo (born 15 April 1993) is a French professional Association football, footballer who plays as a right-back. He is a former France national youth football team, youth international for France, having earned caps at France national un ...
, footballer *
Fabien Raddas Fabien Raddas (born 7 March 1980 in Poissy) is a French professional Association football, football player. Currently, he plays in the Championnat National 2 for AS Poissy. He played for Guadeloupe national football team. External links

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, footballer * Yohann Sangare, basketball player *
Christophe Jaffrelot Christophe Jaffrelot (born 12 February 1964) is a French political scientist and Indologist specialising in South Asia, particularly India and Pakistan. He is a professor of South Asian politics and history the ''Centre d'Ă©tudes et de recherches ...
, political scientist and indologist *
Olivier Lombard Olivier Lombard (born 25 April 1991 in Poissy) is a French racing driver, racing in the FIA World Endurance Championship for Signatech-Nissan. Career After karting from 2004 to 2008, Olivier Lombard began racing cars in 2009 when he contested th ...
, racing driver


Sport

* Skatepark * The golf of ''Béthemont'' * Stadium ''Léo-Lagrange'', built in 1945 * Swimming pool ''des Migneaux'' and swimming pool ''Saint-Exupéry'' * AS Poissy


See also

* Communes of the Yvelines department


References


External links


Poissy website

Collegiale de Poissy
€”''the birth city of Saint Louis'' {{Authority control Communes of Yvelines Cities in ĂŽle-de-France Yvelines communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia