- Poissy
French commune|nomcommune=Poissy | map_size=270px
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mapcaption=Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
lat_long=coord|48|55|46|N|02|02|44|E|region:FR_type:city(2,000,000)
région=Île-de-France
département=Yvelines | arrondissement=Saint-Germain-en-Laye
canton=Chief town of 2 cantons| insee=78498 | cp=78300
maire=Jacques Masdeu-Arus| mandat=2001 -2008
intercomm="none as of 2005"|alt moy=27 m |alt mini=17 m |alt maxi=171 m | hectares=1,328
km²=13.28 | sans=
36,946
35,841| date-sans=Oct., 2006 estimate)
(March 8, 1999 census| dens=2,782|date-dens=2006Poissy is a commune in the western suburbs of
Paris ,France . It is located 23.8 km. (14.8 miles) from the center of Paris. In 1561 it was the site of a fruitless Catholic-Huguenot conference, theColloquy at Poissy . It is known for hosting the formerSimca factory, now one of France's largestPeugeot factories.Transport
Poissy is served by Poissy station on Paris RER line A and on the
Transilien Paris – Saint-Lazare suburban rail line.Highlights
*
Villa Savoye , considered by many to be the seminal work of the Swiss architectLe Corbusier .* The "Noyau de Poissy" is a liquor based on macerated or distilled apricot pits, a local tradition since early 18th century.
External links
* [http://www.ville-poissy.fr/ Poissy website] (in French)
* [http://www.noyaudepoissy.com/ Noyau de Poissy website] (in French)
* [http://wwww.montjoye.net/collegiale_de_poissy_saint_louis Collegiale de Poissy ] The birth city of Saint Louis
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