Joué-sur-Erdre
Joué-sur-Erdre Yaoued | ||
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Church of St-Léger, Joué-sur-Erdre | ||
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Joué-sur-Erdre | ||
Location within Pays de la Loire region Joué-sur-Erdre | ||
Coordinates: 47°29′47″N 1°25′08″W / 47.4964°N 1.4189°WCoordinates: 47°29′47″N 1°25′08″W / 47.4964°N 1.4189°W | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Pays de la Loire | |
Department | Loire-Atlantique | |
Arrondissement | Ancenis | |
Canton | Riaillé | |
Intercommunality | Pays d'Ancenis | |
Government | ||
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Pierre Belleil | |
Area1 | 54.53 km2 (21.05 sq mi) | |
Population (2006)2 | 1,901 | |
• Density | 35/km2 (90/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET (GMT +1) (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 44077 / 44440 | |
Elevation |
7–66 m (23–217 ft) (avg. 37 m or 121 ft) | |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
Joué-sur-Erdre is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.
People from Joué-sur-Erdre are called Jovéens (men) and Jovéennes (women).
Etymology
The name of Joué-sur-Erdre comes from the Latin word Jovis (Jupiter) and the Celtic word erdam (little river).[1] Its Breton name is Yaoued. The Breton name of the people from Yaoued is Yaouedad (for men) and Yaouedadez (for women).
Geography
Situation
Joué-sur-Erdre is at 47°29′47″N 1°25′08″W / 47.49639°N 1.41889°W, in western France in Loire-Atlantique. The commune is 29 km north-west of Ancenis and 30 km north-east of Nantes.
The commune is, as the crow flies, 318 km of Paris.
Relief
The highest point in the city is 66 meters above the sea level, the deepest one is seven meters above. The mean elevation is 37 meters above the sea level.
Hydrology
The commune is crossed by the Erdre and the Isac rivers.
The lake Vioreau was extended in 1835 to reach 200 ha.
Climate
Global warming
Although the highest point of the commune is 66 meters above the sea level, the mean level is 37 meters. That is to say that the commune is concerned by the global warming and the elevation of the sea level.
Joué-sur-Erdre is among the 69,68% communes concerned by this elevation.[2][3]
Town planning
Urban morphology
The commune is made up of the principal village and many other hamlets as Notre-Dame-des-Langueurs, la Demenure, la Mulonnière, Franchaud, la Cormerais, and la Gicquelière.
- Map of Joué-sur-Erdre.
- Map of la Demenure.
- Map of la Mulonnière.
- Map of la Gicquelière.
Communications and transports
The RN 178, running from east/west, crosses Joué-sur-Erdre.
The hamlet of Gros Breil is crossed by railway tracks.
The nearest airport is in Ancenis.
Adjacent villages
North-West: Abbaretz | North: La Meilleraye-de-Bretagne | North-East: Riaillé |
West: Saffré | Joué-sur-Erdre | East: Trans-sur-Erdre |
South-West: Nort-sur-Erdre | South: Les Touches | South-East: Trans-sur-Erdre |
History
In the 9th century, to shield the country from Norman invasion waves, a fort called Alon was built on what is now known as Joué-sur-Erdre.[1]
At the beginning of the 13th century, the castel of Vioreau and its neighbouring lands were called "Joué" referring to the lord who lived in, Hervé de Joué. In this time, Joué was the heart of the greatest seigniory near Nantes with a surface reaching twenty parishes in the 16th century. It was later assimilated in the Barony of Chateaubriant.[1]
Two castels are still existing in the parish, Lucinière and la Chauvelière. In the first one used to live the bishops of Nantes from the 15th to the 16th centuries. The castel of la Chauvelière used to belong to the Brittany chancellor.[1]
On 13 August 1487, after the failure of the siege of Nantes (fom 19 June to 6 August 1487) hold by the duc de Bretagne, King Charles VIII and Anne of Beaujeu encamped with their troops in Joué.[1]
In 1592, during the Holy League, Joué-sur-Erdre and Nort-sur-Erdre hosted 12,000 French and Spanish troops headed by the Duke of Mercœur.[1]
On 30 May 1847, the village took its current name of Joué-sur-Erdre.[1]
Economy
In 2004, only eight firms were created in Joué-sur-Erdre, which place the village to the 5,071st position.
Emploi
In 1999, the labor force reached 671 people. The unemployment rate of the village was 10,4%.[4]
Farmers | Craftsmen, storekeepers, business managers | Cadre, Intellectual | Professions intermédiaires ('Intermediate occupations') |
Employee | Blue-collar worker | |
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Joué-sur-Erdre | 13% | 5,1% | 6,2% | 14,1% | 27,7% | 33,8% |
National average | 2,4% | 6,4% | 12,1% | 22,1% | 29,9% | 27,1% |
Data : INSEE[5] |
Politics and administration
Political tendencies and results
French European Constitution referendum of 2005
During the European Constitution referendum which took place on 29 May 2005, there were 40,39% voting "yes" and 59,61% voting "no". The abstention rate was 26,04%.[6]
French presidential election of 2007
During the first round Nicolas Sarkozy obtained 27,74% of the votes and Ségolène Royal obtained 25,12%. During the second round 53,06% of the votes were obtained by des voix furent remportées par Nicolas Sarkozy against 46,94% for Ségolène Royal. The participation rate was 86,48% (nationwide : 83,97%) and spoilt vote represented 3,75% of the electors (nationwide : 4,20%).
- First round :
The first round was held on April 22, 2007:[7]
Party | Results | National average | |
Nicolas Sarkozy | Union pour un mouvement populaire | 27,74% | 31,18% |
Ségolène Royal | Parti socialiste | 25,12% | 25,87% |
François Bayrou | Union pour la démocratie française | 19,97% | 18,57% |
Jean-Marie Le Pen | Front national | 10,23% | 10,44% |
Olivier Besancenot | Ligue communiste révolutionnaire | 4,91% | 4,08% |
Philippe de Villiers | Mouvement pour la France | 3,44% | 2,23% |
Frédéric Nihous | Chasse, pêche, nature et traditions | 2,21% | 1,15% |
José Bové | Independent | 1,96% | 1,32% |
Dominique Voynet | Les Verts | 1,88% | 1,57% |
Arlette Laguiller | Lutte ouvrière | 1,72% | 1,33% |
Marie-George Buffet | Popular and antiliberal left | 0,57% | 1,93% |
Gérard Schivardi | National committee for the reconquest of public utilities | 0,25% | 0,34% |
The participation rate was 87,25% (national average 83,77%) and spoilt vote represented 1,37% of the votes (national average 1,44%).
- Second round :
The second round was held on 6 May 2007:[7]
Party | Results | National average | |
Nicolas Sarkozy | Union pour un mouvement populaire | 51,86% | 53,06% |
Ségolène Royal | Parti socialiste | 48,14% | 46,94% |
French legislative election of 2007
Joué-sur-Erdre is part of the Loire-Atlantique's 5th constituency.
During the second round Michel Ménard was elected.
Candidate | Party | % | Votes |
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Michel Ménard | PS | 51,11 % | 36,891 |
Robert Diat | UMP | 48,89 % | 35,292 |
French municipal elections of 2008
Joué-sur-Erdre's population is between 1500 and 2500 inhabitants, thus they elect 19 counsellors.
The new mayor is Jean-Pierre Belleil.
- First round :
The first round was on March 9, 2008:[8]
List | Votes | |
Christian Jadeau | 553 | |
Isabelle Rigaud | 537 | |
Hervé Lubert | DVD | 533 |
- Second round :
The second round was held on March 16, 2008:[8]
List | Votes | |
Yves Boube | 631 | |
Christelle Fribourg | 578 | |
Jean-Pierre Belleil | 566 | |
Michel Jamet | 559 | |
Frédéric Simonneau | 547 | |
Yves Forget | 542 | |
Daniel Godard | 538 | |
Roselyne Voisin | 536 | |
Guy Petard | 528 | |
Hervé Ducleux | 519 | |
Sylvie Leray | 512 | |
Diana Praud | 504 | |
Vincent Martin | 504 | |
Olivier Blais | 494 | |
Yannick Rabin | 489 | |
Stanislas Hardy | 479 |
List of mayors
Term | Name | Political Party | Notes |
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1800 - 1809 | Eugène François Roussel | ||
1810–1814 | François Lecudon | Notary. | |
1815 - December 13, 1820 | Aimé-Désiré Anneau | Notary. Dead on December 13, 1820, he was 38. | |
1821 - January 1833 | François Priou | Geometrician | |
February 1833 - August 1840 | Jacques-Désiré Marbin | ||
August 1840 - June - 1844 | Pierre Guillaume Louis Calice | Châtelain de l'Auvinière | |
November 1844 - September 1870 | Marc Jacques Pierre Nouais | ||
May 1871 - 1878 | Jean-Baptiste Nouais | ||
March 1878 - ? | Amaury de Goyon Matignon de Marcé | Marquis. Mayor during 1881, 1886 and 1891 censuses. | |
? | Mr Nouais | Mayor during 1896 and 1901 censuses. | |
? | Amaury de Goyon | ? | Marquis. Mayor during 1906 census and in 1918. |
? | ? | ? | ? |
? - March 2001 | Isabelle Le Gualès de Mézaubran | ||
March 2001 - March 2008 | Hervé Lubert | DVD | |
March 2008 - in office | Jean-Pierre Belleil | Farmer |
Environmental politics
The allée de Chênes ("alley of Oaks") of the château de Lucinière, also called "la Grande Avenue", is a classified environmental site since February 9, 1949.[9][10] It shelters tercentenaries oaks.
Twin city
Joué-sur-Erdre do not have a twin city.
Population and society
Demographics
From 1836 to 1931
From 1836 to 1931, the population of Joué-sur-Erdre reached nearly 3,000 inhabitants with a maximum of 2,901 inhabitants in 1891. No data is available for the 1916 census.
From 1962 to present
The demographic evolution of Joué-sur-Erdre can be evaluated by the INSEE only since 1962.
Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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Population | 1755 | 1882 | 1724 | 1764 | 1740 | 1690 | 1901 |
There are 669 households in Joué-sur-Erdre. The table below shows the size of these households.
People : | 1 person | 2 people | 3 p. | 4 p. | 5 p. | 6 p. or + |
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Joué-sur-Erdre | 29,9% | 32,3% | 13,6% | 14,1% | 8,1% | 2,1% |
National average | 31% | 31,1% | 16,2% | 13,8% | 5,5% | 2,4% |
Sources des données : INSEE[11] |
The median income was €10,702 in 2004, which is below the national average of €15,027.[12]
Education
There are two schools in Joué-sur-Erdre : the École primaire privée Saint Louis de Gonzague and the École Roger et Renée Jolivot.[13]
Health
Joué-sur-Erdre is home to a Fire and Emergency Center.
Housing
There are 863 housing units in Joué-sur-Erdre. Among these 77,5% are main homes .[14]
Moreover, 77,1% of the households own their home.[14]
Culture and heritage
Monuments and tourist places
Civil monuments
The castel of Vioreau ; built in 1202.[1] It remains only ruins.
The château de Lucinière built in the 14th and 19th centuries. Its chapel, its orangery, its dining room and its internal decoration are historic monuments since December 9, 1985.
The castel of la Chauvelière, 17th and 19th centuries, used to be own by the Brittany chancellor.
Vestiges of the fountain Saint-Léger from 17th-18th centuries[1]
The houses of workers (1717) are in La Vallée.[1]
The city hall is located in an old presbytery built by Father Tiger in 1784. It is the city hall since 1987.[1]
The Hôtel des trois rois where Kings slept, including François Ier (May 1532), Henri II (on 12 July 1551), Charles IX and Catherine de Médicis (on 15 and 16 October 1565).[1]
Religious monuments
There are two churches in Joué-sur-Erdre :
- the église Saint-Léger of Joué built in 1883.[1]
- the église de Notre-Dame-des-Langueurs, (also called Notre-Dame de la Pitié) built in the beginning of the 20th century.See The works of Jean Fréour. Sculptor of work in Notre-Dame-des-Langueurs church.
- The église de Saint Léger
- The église de Notre-Dame-des-Langueurs
- The église de Notre-Dame-des-Langueurs
Heraldry
The coat of arms of Joué-sur-Erdre is blazonned : D'or à la bande ondée d'azur. |
Parks
Joué-sur-Erdre hosts two lacs, the lake Vioreau, and the « Little Vioreau » which regularize the water level of the Canal de Nantes à Brest.
Cultural events
Each year the commune celebrate the "Pardon".
Sports and leisure activities
The lake Vioreau allows people to practice several sport activities such as water sports with the ASS Cercle de Voile de Vioreau.
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Étymologie et histoire de Joué-sur-Erdre". infobretagne.com. Retrieved March 15, 2009.
- ↑ "Quelles seront les principales communes concernées par l'élévation du niveau de la mer dans le département loire-atlantique, suite au réchauffement climatique ?". sos-climat.com (in French). Retrieved March 24, 2009.
- ↑ Map showing what happen if the sea level rose of 14 meters.
- ↑ "Recensement de la population française de mars 1999, fiche profil métropole (population acctive par sexe, âge et type d'activité)". INSEE. March 1999. Retrieved March 29, 2009.
- ↑ (French) Données démographiques d'après l'INSEE compulsées par le
- ↑ Source : JdN
- 1 2 Source : JdN
- 1 2 Source : JdN
- ↑ "Liste des sites classés". site de la préfecture de la Loire-Atlantique. Archived from the original on December 6, 2008. Retrieved March 19, 2009.
- ↑ "Sites Classés et Inscrits". site du ministère de l'écologie, Direction Régionale de l'Environnement des Pays de la Loire. Retrieved March 19, 2009.
- ↑ Data : INSEE
- ↑ Insee Data - (French) Revenus des ménages de la commune
- ↑ "Établissements scolaires à Joué-sur-Erdre". aucoeurdesecoles.com. Retrieved March 15, 2009.
- 1 2 Estate, source JdN
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Joué-sur-Erdre. |
- Official website
- Joué-sur-Erdre on the IGN
- Joué on the Communauté de communes du pays d'Ancenis
- Aerial photos (Panoramio)
- Map.
- Census archives of Joué-sur-Erdre