Joyeux, Ain
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Joyeux | |
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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. | |
Joyeux (French pronunciation: [ʒwajø] ⓘ) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.
Geography[edit]
Joyeux 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[edit]
The 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 |
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| 2001-2020 | Marius Brocard | Farmer | |
| Since 2020 | Joël Mathy |
Population[edit]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 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[edit]
Old farms typical of the region. The nineteenth century Château de Joyeux.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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