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Joyeux, Ain

Coordinates: 45°57′43″N 5°06′39″E / 45.9619°N 5.1108°E / 45.9619; 5.1108
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Joyeux
Chateau
Chateau
Location of Joyeux
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Joyeux is located in France
Joyeux
Joyeux
Joyeux is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Joyeux
Joyeux
Coordinates: 45°57′43″N 5°06′39″E / 45.9619°N 5.1108°E / 45.9619; 5.1108
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentAin
ArrondissementBelley
CantonMeximieux
IntercommunalityPlaine de l'Ain
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Joël Mathy[1]
Area
1
16.58 km2 (6.40 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
262
 • Density16/km2 (41/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
01198 /01800
Elevation272–298 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

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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

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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

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List of the mayors
Period Name Party Background
2001-2020 Marius Brocard Farmer
Since 2020 Joël Mathy

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% 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

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Old farms typical of the region. The nineteenth century Château de Joyeux.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968 Archived 10 December 2023 at the Wayback Machine, INSEE
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