Island Fanac

The island Fanac counted, in 1999, 98 inhabitants on 3,9 hectares (119 in 1990). She was partially urbanized from the end of the xixe century and shelters about forty buildings. Having been reserved for a long time for the agriculture, she keeps another natural character. Indeed, although the bridge of Joinville the crossbar, it harms her only by a staircase accessible to the pedestrians, completed by an elevator installed in 2010.

Situated in flood-risk area, the island Fanac may be covered by waters during the floods of the Marne. The island Fanac is a site protected by an order of the prefect of September 3rd, 1965 on the basis of the law of May 2nd, 1930 in conformance with places of interest. Artists' important proportion lives there.


The island welcomes cultural activities (municipal Hector Berlioz music school, school of plastic arts) and sportswomen (club of canoeing Joinville Eau vive, Rowing club the Marne and Joinville). The building of the Rowing the Marne and Joinville, built in 1883, was a victim of a fire in October, 2005. Its reconstruction as before was realized in 2007.

The music school is installed in the old open-air dance hall " Guinguette chez Jullien " described by the writer Émile Zola.