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Encyclopedia > Poissy


Poissy is a commune of the Yvelines département in France, located 20km from Paris, with a population (1999) of 36,000.


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External link

  • http://www.ville-poissy.fr/ (in French)

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Colloquy of Poissy - LoveToKnow 1911 (452 words)
COLLOQUY OF POISSY, a conference held in 1561 with the object of effecting a reconciliation between the Catholics and Protestants of France.
The conference was opened on the 9th of September in the refectory of the convent of Poissy, the king himself being present.
The spokesman of the Reformed Church was Beza, who, in the first session, gave a lengthy exposition of its tenets, but excited such repugnance by his pronouncements on the Communion that he was interrupted by Cardinal Tournon.
Insee Ile-de-France - Les Zones d'emploi en Ile-de-France - Poissy : emploi (546 words)
Seuls 22,8 % des actifs de la zone de Poissy appartiennent au secteur public, contre 27,5 % en Ile‑de‑France.
La forte présence de l'industrie automobile explique pour une large part la bonne tenue de l'emploi industriel sur cette zone, très nette à partir de 1998.
Enfin, la répartition par sexe des emplois présents sur la zone de Poissy porte l'influence d'une distribution sectorielle spécifique : 66,2 % des salariés sont des hommes, pour seulement 33,8 % de femmes (43,8 % en Ile‑de‑France).
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