Joinville-le-Pont

Geography

Joinville-le-Pont is surrounded of the communes of Nogent-sur-Marne, Champigny-sur-Marne, Saint-Maur-of-Ditches, Houses-Alfort, Saint-Maurice and Paris via the Bois of Vincennes.

The city is crossed in its medium by the Marne which separates the city into two: in the east, bottom of Joinville and with the west top of Joinville. The island Fanac occupies the bed of the river, while the island of the Saints Fathers is delimited by the channel known as of Maur Saint, who allows to avoid with the boats an important loop. A channel, known as Ru of Polangis, curves in the district of the same name.

The top of Joinville includes/understands the district of the center, the Vautier district and the district of the Canadians, while bottom includes/understands the districts Polangis and Palissy.

The city is crossed of is in west by the main road 4 which spans the Marne by the famous bridge of Joinville which takes support on the island Fanac. It is served by a station of the line of transport regional express the RER has.

History

Joinville was in the beginning attached to the town of Saint-Maur. It was called initially, after the Revolution, Connect-of-Bridge-of-Saint-Maur . Then, François of Orleans, prince de Joinville, wire of Louis Philippe gives his name to the village in 1831 with which one associates “- the-Bridge” to avoid confusion with Joinville in Haute-Marne.

The first mention of the bridge (Olin Bridge) goes up with 1205. It will be then the object of many combat.

April 25th 1590; the future Henri IV, king de Navarre, takes the bridge with two pieces of artillery and 15.000 men. In 1649, the bridge is destroyed by the partisans of the Fronde. In 1652, the soldiers of the Condé make in the same way.

March 30th 1814, the French Army is beaten by the Austrian regiments, wurtembourgeois and cossacks around the bridge. The battle makes 265 dead. Corpses were withdrawn from the Marne for two months.

From November 30th to December 2nd, 1870, a battle takes place with Champigny and Joinville between the French and German troops, while the national troops destroyed the bridge of Joinville. One will count 2.000 dead.

The town of Joinville particularly known since the 19th century for its guinguettes, is installed along the Marne. The Parisian ones came to spend their Sunday at the edge of water there by using the railway line Bastille/the Game preserve, become today the line of the RER has.

One finds testimonys of this time through various tables or various literary works, such as the novel of Emile Zola, With the happiness of the ladies. Today still remain some Guinguettes, such as At Gégène , which becomes animated during the weekends of the beautiful season.

During the First World War, Joinville accommodates a Canadian hospital.

In 1929, the town of Paris annexes the totality of the Bois of Vincennes, cutting down Joinville by part of its territory and in particular by the hippodrome of Vincennes and school of sports, become INSEP.

August 25th 1944, an important battle opposes French Forces of the interior to the German soldiers. It makes 19 dead among the combatants of the Résistance and the civilians, including 12 Joinvillais.

In 1971, the construction of the highway of the East (Highway A4) involves the demolition of 130 houses in the districts of the Marne and of Polangis.

In 1987, the Studios of Joinville television are closed and transferred to Bry-sur-Marne.

Monuments

the building of the Oar the Marne and Joinville, on the island Fanac, built in 1883. It was destroyed by a fire in October 2005 and its rebuilding with identical began in 2006;

the castle of the Paragon, property of the General advice of the the Valley-of-Marne, shelters social services after having accommodated at the beginning of the 20th century the colonial school. It was built in second half of the 17th century and is surrounded by a vast park, partly public;

Buddhist Temple Linh Its, monastery and Chinese and Vietnamese Buddhist temple with the traditional style is located beside the station the RER.

Tomb of Jean-Baptiste Jupille, known as the Jupille shepherd, saved rage by Louis Pasteur in 1885 (cemetery of Joinville).

Economy

The economic activity is concentrated on three sectors:

optics, and in particular spectacle industry with Luxury Eyewear (Cartier group) and several subsidiary companies of Essilor;
water treatment, with mainly the factory Water of Paris which supplies the town of Paris;
the image (numerical cinema, television, applications). There are no more movie studios or of television, but of the laboratories of post-production (GTC-Flash) and postsynchronization (Auditoriums). Several companies are implied in the pole of competitiveness digital image, instituted in 2005 by the area Île-de-France and the State.

The tourist activities are important around the Marne, with several Guinguette S, of the dancing restaurants attended especially at the beautiful season. A marina functions, while the island of the Saints Fathers shelters services of the navigation of the the Seine and inland Waterways of France.

Twinning

Since 1960, Joinville-le-Pont is twinned with the town of Bensberg in Germany, become in 1975 Bergisch Gladbach with the favor of a regrouping of communes. Located in Rhineland-of-North-Westphalia, its population is of 106.000 inhabitants.

Since 1960 also a twinning was concluded with a city from the the United Kingdom, Egham. Located in the county of Surrey, in the south-east of the England, it became in 1974 Runnymede consequently also of a regrouping of communes. Its population is of 79.000 inhabitants.

In April 2001, a charter of co-operation was signed with the town of Joinville to the Brésil. Located in the State of Santa Catarina, in the south of the country, it counts: 467000 inhabitants.

The Marne with Joinville

The the Marne, large river, curves gently between the slopes in the west of the plate of the Brie. It crosses Joinville-le-Pont before making a broad loop around the peninsula of Saint-Maur-of-Ditches and joining the the Seine to cross Paris.

Since old times the only possible crossing of the the Marne to go from Paris towards the areas of the East was the bridge located at the beginning of the loop of Saint-Maur-of-Ditches.

During the 19th century, thanks to its easy connection with Paris by a railroad, the Parisian ones came in great number Sundays, attracted by and canoeing on the Marne. A channel was dug especially for the oarsmen through the district of Polangis, baptized river (or Ru) of Polangis. Canoeing left the place with the kayak and the oar in second half of the 20th century. Many regattas with the oar were disputed on the water level of Joinville, which accommodates each year Large the 8.

The water level shelters a marina. A stopping prevents navigation in the outer loop of the Marne. However, the tunnel known as of Maur Saint then a lock make it possible the boats to join the the Seine.

The factory of Water of Paris, located at Joinville, provides out of drinking water the districts Is capital. It uses the water of the Marne. Joinville is also fed by water of the Marne, but coming from the factory of the SIAAP of Neuilly-sur-Marne.

The Festival of Oh! (organized by the Department of the Valley-of-Marne) is twinned in Joinville with the festival of Guinguettes. The two demonstrations are generally held in May.

The sport

The commune accommodates many practitioners of the water sports with 3 clubs of oar (of which the Aviron the Marne and Joinville) or of kayak (Joinville Running Water). The French federation of canoe-kayak has its seat with Joinville.

The hippodrome of Vincennes, was located until in 1929 on the territory of Joinville. A district divided between Joinville-le-Pont and Holy Maurice, the district of the Canadians, accommodated stables and stud farm for the horses, which disappeared today.

Racing club of Joinville (RC Joinville), which accommodates the football team appeared a few years in the second division, under the name of Paris-Joinville. International the Sylvain Wiltord was player there.

The military Teacher training school of Gymnastics which gave rise to the “Battalion of Joinville”, was also located it on the ground of Joinville before 1929.

The Athletic Club Paris-Joinville, founded in 1984, was strongly reinforced in 2007 with at the men, of the specialists in triple jump (Sebastien Pincemail and Colomba Fofana) or in the pole (Romain Mesnil) and among women, Sophie Duarte (3.000 meters steeple).

Literature, Poetry

A certain number of poets, members for the majority of Propellers poetry, association directed by Emmanuel Berland: Genevieve Deplatière, Eric Dubois, Mireille Podchlebnik, Marie Volta.

Music

A big number of musical groups are based in the communes of the edges of the Marne, and in particular in Joinville-le-Pont. They very young, are generally composed high-school pupils, even of schoolboys.

In the 2007, most known of them is Naast, rock group of an average age 17 years. It is composed of Gustave (song and guitar), Nicolas (battery), Lakas (guitar) and Clod (low and organ).

The scene rock'n'roll joinvillaise includes/understands the heats Brainbox , rock group 94, formed by Fougalino (organ), Samsas (low), Gaztar (guitar), Rbb (song and guitar), Simson (battery). myspace.com/lesbrainbox Célestine' is French alternative a rock'n'roll group, composed of Julien (bass player singer), Damien (beater) and Henri (guitarist). Chat Spleen Formé at the beginning of 2007 is a group of rock' N roll composed schoolboys: Martin (guitar, song), Esteban (synthé), Alexandre (low) and Yasha (battery). Founded in 2006, Déviation is composed of Alexandra, Louise and Amélie, accompanied by Etienne and Victor. EAsT DuKeS with the guitar antonin, low the tristan, and the battery edgar which existed under the name of The WiLd SpAce MoNkS took this name in 2007.

One can also quote Burnout melody punk-rock'n'roll group created in 1998, dissolved in February 2007, like Game over , group of rap fusion Algerian made up in 1997, whose singer, Djo, settled with Joinville and finally The Dorks which was formed in 2004 and which ended in 2007 of which Johanna (Low) and Sarah (Battery) which live Joinville.

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Administration

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See too

On the Fabric

Site of the town hall
Joinville (S) by Yves RENAUD
Site of information " Joinville the Bridge from day to day "
electoral results
To locate Joinville-le-Pont on a chart

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