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Joigny

Joigny
Joigny - Porte du bois 2.jpg
Coat of arms of Joigny
Coat of arms
Joigny is located in France
Joigny
Joigny
Coordinates: 47°58′59″N 3°23′52″E / 47.9831°N 3.3978°E / 47.9831; 3.3978Coordinates: 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 Auxerre
Canton Joigny
Intercommunality Jovinien
Government
 • Mayor (2001–2008) Philippe Auberger
Area1 46.67 km2 (18.02 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 11,054
 • Density 240/km2 (610/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 89206 /89300
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.

2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Joigny is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France.

It is located on the banks of the Yonne River.

It was also the home of Saint Madeleine Sophie Barat, who founded the Roman Catholic Society of the Sacred Heart in 1800.

Saint Andrew Church, Pietà

Saint John Church, Deposition of Christ (16th century)

Saint John Church

Inside of Saint Theobald Church



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