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.
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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
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- Main companies
- Technoparc
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- Museums
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- Poissy in film
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- Hospital
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- People
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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.