Place:Poissy, Yvelines, France

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NamePoissy
Alt namesPinciacumsource: Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1988) p 963
TypeCommune
Coordinates48.933°N 2.033°E
Located inYvelines, France
Also located inSeine-et-Oise, Île-de-France, France    
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Poissy is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France in north-central France. It is located in the western suburbs of Paris, from the centre of Paris. Inhabitants are called Pisciacais.

Poissy is one of the oldest royal cities of Île-de-France, birthplace of Louis IX of France and Philip III of France, before being supplanted from the 15th century by Saint-Germain-en-Laye.

In 1561 it was the site of a fruitless Catholic-Huguenot conference, the Colloquy of Poissy. It is known for hosting the Automobiles Gregoire successively, Matford, Ford SAF, Simca, Chrysler, Talbot factories and now hosts one of France's largest Peugeot factories. The "Simca Poissy engine" was made here.

Poissy is the 165th most populated city in Metropolitan France.

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