Joyeuse, Ardèche
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The railway station car park and the D104 road, with the chateau and the church beyond
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Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
Joyeuse
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| Coordinates: 44°28′49″N 4°14′19″E / 44.4803°N 4.2386°ECoordinates: 44°28′49″N 4°14′19″E / 44.4803°N 4.2386°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Ardèche | |
| Arrondissement | Largentière | |
| Canton | Les Cévennes ardéchoises | |
| Intercommunality | Pays Beaume Drobie | |
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| • 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) |
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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. |
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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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