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Joyeuse, Ardèche

Joyeuse
Commune
The railway station car park and the D104 road, with the chateau and the church beyond
The railway station car park and the D104 road, with the chateau and the church beyond
Coat of arms of Joyeuse
Coat of arms
Joyeuse is located in France
Joyeuse
Joyeuse
Coordinates: 44°28′49″N 4°14′19″E / 44.4803°N 4.2386°E / 44.4803; 4.2386Coordinates: 44°28′49″N 4°14′19″E / 44.4803°N 4.2386°E / 44.4803; 4.2386
Country France
Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Ardèche
Arrondissement Largentière
Canton Les Cévennes ardéchoises
Intercommunality Pays Beaume Drobie
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Bernard Saison
Area1 13.04 km2 (5.03 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 1,626
 • Density 120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 07110 /07260
Elevation 120–323 m (394–1,060 ft)
(avg. 180 m or 590 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Joyeuse (Occitan: Juèsa) is a commune in the Ardèche department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in southern France.

Joyeuse lies in the historic region of Bas-Vivarais, in the valley of the Beaume, a tributary of the Ardèche River.

Joyeuse is twinned with Jupille and Vilassar de Dalt.

Château de Joyeuse

Former college of the Oratorians

Church of Saint Peter




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