commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to:
Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
in the
Yonne
Yonne () is a department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in France. It is named after the river Yonne, which flows through it, in the country's north-central part. One of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté's eight constituent departments, it is l ...
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté (; , sometimes abbreviated BFC; Arpitan: ''Borgogne-Franche-Comtât'') is a region in Eastern France created by the 2014 territorial reform of French regions, from a merger of Burgundy and Franche-Comté. The new region ...
in north-central
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
.
It is located on the banks of the river
Yonne
Yonne () is a department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in France. It is named after the river Yonne, which flows through it, in the country's north-central part. One of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté's eight constituent departments, it is l ...
.
History
The current city, originally known as Joviniacum in Latin, was founded during Roman times by Flavius Jovinus prefect of the Roman militia in Gaul in AD 369.
During medieval times, it was fortified as a stronghold at the end of the 10th century by Renard I the Old, Count of Sens, on part of the lands of the Sainte-Marie du Charnier de Sens Abbey.
Population
Some notable people
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Marcel Aymé
Marcel Aymé (29 March 1902 – 14 October 1967) was a French novelist and playwright, who also wrote screenplays and works for children.
Biography
Marcel André Aymé was born in Joigny, in the Burgundy region of France, the youngest of si ...
Napoleon
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's son
*
Yom Tov of Joigny
Yom Tov (alt. Yom Tob) of Joigny, also denoted of York (died 1190) was a French-born rabbi and liturgical poet of the medieval era who lived in York, and died in the massacre of the Jews of York in 1190. A Hebrew language hymn attributed to him, ...
Society of the Sacred Heart
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in 1800.
Churches
*Saint John Church (11th-16th century)
*Saint Andrew Church (11th-16th century)
*Saint Theobald Church (16th century)
Image:Joigny - Eglise Saint-André 4.jpg, Saint Andrew Church, Pietà
Image:Joigny - Eglise Saint-Jean - mise au tombeau.jpg, Saint John Church, Deposition of Christ (16th century)
Image:Joigny - Eglise Saint-Jean 01.jpg, Saint John Church
Image:Joigny - Eglise Saint-Thilbault 09.jpg, Inside of Saint Theobald Church
Mayen
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, Germany (1964)
*
Godalming
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, England, United Kingdom (1985)
*
Hanover
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Communes of the Yonne department
The following is a list of the 423 communes of the Yonne department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Joigny coach crash