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Overview:
Joigny, France, a town of central
France, capital of an arrondissement in the department of Yonne,
18 m. N.N.W. of Auxerre by the Paris Lyon Mediterranean railway.
Pop. (1906), 4888.
It is situated on
the flank of the hill known as the Cte St Jacques on the right
bank of the Yonne. Its streets are steep and narrow, and old
houses with car~ved wooden faades are numerous. The church of St
Jean (16th century), which once stood within the enceinte of the
old castle, contains a representation (15th century) of the Holy
Sepulchre in white marble. Other interesting buildings are the
church of St Andr (12th, 16th and 17th centuries), of which the
best feature is the Renaissance portal with its fine has-reliefs;
and the church of St Thibault (16th century), in which the stone
crown suspended from the choir vaulting is chiefly
noticeable.
The Porte du Bois,
a gateway with two massive flanking towers, is a relic of the
10th century castle; there is also a castle of the 16th and 11th
centuries, in part demolished. The hotel de ville (18th century)
shelters the library; the law-court contains the sepulchral
chapel of the Ferrands (16th century). The town is the seat of a
sub-prefect and has tribunals of first instance and of commerce,
and a communal college for boys. It is industrially unimportant,
but the wine of the Cote St Jacques is much esteemed.
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