Joinville, Haute-Marne

Joinville
Commune
View of Joinville
Joinville
Location within Grand Est region
Joinville
Coordinates: 48°26′35″N 5°08′20″E / 48.4431°N 5.1389°E / 48.4431; 5.1389Coordinates: 48°26′35″N 5°08′20″E / 48.4431°N 5.1389°E / 48.4431; 5.1389
Country France
Region Grand Est
Department Haute-Marne
Arrondissement Saint-Dizier
Canton Joinville
Government
 • Mayor (2001–2008) Daniel Jacomme
Area1 18.94 km2 (7.31 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 4,380
 • Density 230/km2 (600/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 52250 /52300

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

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

Joinville (French pronunciation: ​[ʒwɛ̃vil]) is a commune in the Haute-Marne department in north-eastern France.

Originally spelled Jonivilla or Junivilla in Latin, in the Middle Ages it was the site of an important lordship in the county of Champagne. Its medieval château-fort, which gave to members of the House of Guise their title, Prince de Joinville, was demolished during the Revolution of 1789, but the 16th-century Château du Grand Jardin built by Claude de Lorraine, duc de Guise, has been restored.

Transport

  • Joinville Mussey Airport (ICAO code LFFJ)

Twin towns – sister cities

Joinville is twinned with:

Personalities

See also

References

  1. ↑ "British towns twinned with French towns". Archant Community Media Ltd. Archived from the original on 2013-07-05. Retrieved 2013-07-11.


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