Joinville, Haute-Marne
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Joinville () is a commune in the
Haute-Marne Haute-Marne (; English: Upper Marne) is a department in the Grand Est region of Northeastern France. Named after the river Marne, its prefecture is Chaumont. In 2019, it had a population of 172,512.department in north-eastern
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. Originally spelled ''Jonivilla'' or ''Junivilla'' in
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, in the
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it was the site of a lordship in the
county of Champagne The County of Champagne (; ) was a medieval territory and feudal principality in the Kingdom of France. It developed on the rich plains between Paris and the border of the Holy Roman Empire in the 12th century. It became an economic hub of north ...
. The medieval château-fort, which gave the
House of Guise The House of Guise ( , ; ; ) was a prominent French noble family that was involved heavily in the French Wars of Religion. The House of Guise was the founding house of the Principality of Joinville. Origin The House of Guise was founded as a c ...
their title, ''
Prince de Joinville The first known lord of Joinville (French ''sire'' or ''seigneur de Joinville'') in the county of Champagne appears in the middle of the eleventh century. The former lordship was raised into the Principality of Joinville under the House of Gui ...
'', was demolished during the Revolution of 1789, but the 16th-century
Château du Grand Jardin The Château du Grand Jardin was a ''maison de plaisance'' attached to the seat at Joinville, Haute-Marne, Joinville, Haute-Marne, France, of Claude, Duke of Guise, Claude de Lorraine, duc de Guise, who built it between 1533 and 1546 as a grand pa ...
built by Claude de Lorraine, duc de Guise, has been restored.


Population


Transport

Joinville station is served by regional trains between Saint-Dizier and Chaumont. Joinville Mussey Airport (ICAO code LFFJ) is a small aifield, mainly used for
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.


Twin towns – sister cities

Joinville is twinned with: *
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, United Kingdom


Personalities

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Jean de Joinville Jean de Joinville (, 1 May 1224 – 24 December 1317) was one of the great chroniclers of medieval France. He is most famous for writing the ''Life of Saint Louis'', a biography of Louis IX of France that chronicled the Seventh Crusade.' Biog ...
* Claude de Lorraine * Louis de Guise, cardinal évêque de Metz *
François Lespingola François Lespingola (Joinville, 1644 - Paris, 16 July 1705) was a French sculptor in the team that provided original sculptures, vases and copies after the Antique for the gardens at Versailles. From 1665 until 1675, Lespignola was a student in ...
* Louis Yard * Joseph Perrin des Almons (1717-1798) *
François Devienne François Devienne (; 31 January 1759 – 5 September 1803) was a French composer of the Classical period (music), Classical period and professor for flute at the Conservatoire de Paris, Paris Conservatory. Career Devienne was born in Joinvill ...
* Anne Joseph Arnoux Valdruche *
Christian Vander (musician) Christian Vander (born 21 February 1948) is a French drummer, composer, singer and founder of the progressive rock band Magma. Career Vander is known for his extended compositions, drumming, and shrill falsetto improvisational/scat singing. Hi ...
(1948 - )


See also

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Communes of the Haute-Marne department The following is a list of the 426 communes in the French department of Haute-Marne. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):Communes of Haute-Marne Champagne (province) {{HauteMarne-geo-stub