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Joyeux (French pronunciation: [ʒwajø] ) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.
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Location of Joyeux  | |
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| Coordinates: 45°57′43″N 5°06′39″E / 45.9619°N 5.1108°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Ain |
| Arrondissement | Belley |
| Canton | Meximieux |
| Intercommunality | Plaine de l'Ain |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Joël Mathy[1] |
Area 1 | 16.58 km2 (6.40 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 262 |
| • Density | 16/km2 (41/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 01198 /01800 |
| Elevation | 272–298 m (892–978 ft) (avg. 285 m or 935 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
editJoyeux lies less than 5 km (3.1 mi) from the wildlife park at Villars-les-Dombes and 40 km (25 mi) from Lyon in the natural region of the Dombes, a wide extent of middle and upper Pleistocene moraine left near the margin of the Alpine ice sheets. The commune includes some thirty lakes which together represent some 4 square kilometres of water. The land between them is of gravel, sand and clay.
History
editThe fief of Joyeux was mentioned in the twelfth century. In the fifteenth century, it was in the possession of the Villars family.
On 13 February 2006, a wild duck was found dead on the fen. It was the first attested case of the presence of the bird flu virus H5N1 in France.
Administration
edit| Period | Name | Party | Background |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-2020 | Marius Brocard | Farmer | |
| Since 2020 | Joël Mathy |
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 146 | — |
| 1975 | 142 | −0.40% |
| 1982 | 151 | +0.88% |
| 1990 | 171 | +1.57% |
| 1999 | 206 | +2.09% |
| 2009 | 231 | +1.15% |
| 2014 | 276 | +3.62% |
| 2020 | 266 | −0.61% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Sights
editOld farms typical of the region. The nineteenth century Château de Joyeux.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. Archived from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968 Archived 10 December 2023 at the Wayback Machine, INSEE
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