JOUY EN JOSAS (YVELINES) is a little city close to VERSAILLES ( 2.5 miles) and 12 miles South West of PARIS.

It's a very old village, its name appeared for the first time at the thirteenth century.
In 1760, a young German, Philippe Oberkampf, created a new industry, the Toiles of Jouy, which employed more than a thousand workmen. Today, 7800 people live in Jouy in three main areas: the village, along the river Bièvre, 'Les Metz' (North) and The 'Val d'Albian' and 'Parc de Diane' (South).
 
The Toiles of Jouy industry no longer exists, but new activities such as the Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), the Hautes Etudes Commerciales (HEC, the best Business School in France), the Thomson Institute are now very important for Jouy en Josas