What is "joinville"

Joinville may refer to:

• Joinville, Algeria, a village near Blida
• Joinville, Haute-Marne, a commune in Haute-Marne, France
• Joinville-le-Pont, a commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France
• Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil
• Joinville Island, the largest island of the Joinville Island group lying off the northeastern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula
• Prince François, Prince of Joinville (1818-1900), the third son of Louis Philippe, duc d'Orléans, afterwards king of the French and his wife Marie Amalie of Bourbon-Sicilies
• Giany Joinville (born 1984), a French professional football player
• Guillaume de Joinville (died 1226), a French archbishop of Reims
• Jean de Joinville (1225-1317), one of the great chroniclers of medieval France
• Princess of Joinville, a disambiguation page
• Joinville Studios, French film studios located in Paris

Joinville (, or ) is the largest city in Santa Catarina State, in the Southern Region of Brazil. It is the third largest municipality in the southern region of Brazil, after the much larger state capitals of Curitiba and Porto Alegre. Joinville is also a major industrial, financial and commerce center.

In 2014, the population of Joinville reached approximately 560,000 people, many of whom are of German descent. The metropolitan area is home to 1,212,997 residents according to the 2010 census by IBGE.

Owing to urban development and relatively good infrastructure, Joinville has become a major center for events and business conferences. The city has one of the highest standards of living in Latin America.