Poissy holds 1 places documented in this archive, among them Villa Savoye, Poissy.
What this page is
This page gathers what Cultural Heritage Online documents in Poissy, France: the entries are the ones already published, each with its own sources, its position and its photographs. It is the shortest way to everything we hold in the city, and it is updated as the archive grows.
Why visit
Poissy is the birthplace of Guillaume Lasceux, born on 3 February 1740, organist, improviser and composer. Chef-lieu of the Pincerais under the Merovingians, it became one of the oldest royal towns of the Île-de-France, and the birthplace of Louis IX and Philip III the Bold.
Origins and history
Traces of a lake dwelling on oak piles were found when the lock of Carrières-sous-Poissy was built, and a Bronze Age sword kept in the British Museum came up during a dredging of the Seine; Gallo-Roman tombs were uncovered in 1928 under the rue de l'Église. Poissy was one of the first communes, by a charter granted in 1200 by Philip Augustus, and remained an important religious town until the Revolution, with the convents of the Dominicanesses, the Capuchins and the Ursulines. From the fifteenth century it was supplanted as a royal residence by Saint-Germain-en-Laye.
Key facts
- Country: France
- Region: Île-de-France
- Places in this archive: 1
- Centre of the documented entries: 48.9294°N, 2.0456°E
Places documented in Poissy
- Villa Savoye, Poissy — The most influential house of the 20th century — a pure white box floating on slender pilotis above a green lawn at Poissy, demonstrating Le
What is on in Poissy
- Birth Anniversary: Guillaume Lasceux — February 3, 1740 — 3 February 2027
- Birth Anniversary: Le Corbusier — October 6, 1887 — 6 October 2027
Sources
The entries listed above are the source of the counts, the names and the position on this page.
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