Joué-sur-Erdre
Encyclopedia
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).
word (Jupiter
) and the celtic word (little river). Its Breton
name is . The Breton name of the people from Yaoued is Yaouedad (for men) and Yaouedadez (for women).
. 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.
and the Isac
rivers.
The lake Vioreau was extended in 1835 to reached 200 ha.
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 golbal warming and the elevation of the sea level.
Joué-sur-Erdre is among the 69,68 % communes concerned by this elevation.
s as Notre-Dame-des-Langueurs, la Demenure, la Mulonnière, Franchaud, la Cormerais, and la Gicquelière.
The hamlet of Gros Breil is crossed by railway tracks.
The nearest airport is in Ancenis
.
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
.
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.
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.
In 1592, during the Holy League
, Joué-sur-Erdre and Nort-sur-Erdre
hosted French and Spanish troops headed by the Duke of Mercœur.
On 30 May 1847, the village took its current name of Joué-sur-Erdre.
was 26,04 %.
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 %).
The first round was held on April 22, 2007:
The participation rate was 87,25 % (national average 83,77 %) and spoilt vote represented 1,37 % of the votes (national average 1,44 %).
The second round was held on 6 May 2007:
.
During the second round Michel Ménard
was elected.
.
The new mayor is Jean-Pierre Belleil.
The first round was on March 9, 2008:
The second round was held on March 16, 2008:
s") of the château de Lucinière, also called "la Grande Avenue", is a classified environmental site since February 9, 1949. It shelters tercentenaries oaks.
only since 1962.
There are 669 households in Joué-sur-Erdre. The table below shows the size of these households.
The median income was € in 2004, which is below the national average of €.
.
Moreover 77,1 % of the households own their home.
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
The houses of workers (1717) are in La Vallée.
The city hall is located in an old presbytery built by Father Tiger in 1784. It is the city hall since 1987.
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).
.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Loire-Atlantique
Loire-Atlantique
Loire-Atlantique is a department on the west coast of France named after the Loire River and the Atlantic Ocean.-History:...
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 LatinLatin
Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
word (Jupiter
Jupiter (mythology)
In ancient Roman religion and myth, Jupiter or Jove is the king of the gods, and the god of the sky and thunder. He is the equivalent of Zeus in the Greek pantheon....
) and the celtic word (little river). Its Breton
Breton language
Breton is a Celtic language spoken in Brittany , France. Breton is a Brythonic language, descended from the Celtic British language brought from Great Britain to Armorica by migrating Britons during the Early Middle Ages. Like the other Brythonic languages, Welsh and Cornish, it is classified as...
name is . The Breton name of the people from Yaoued is Yaouedad (for men) and Yaouedadez (for women).
Situation
Joué-sur-Erdre is at 47°29′47"N 1°25′08"W, in western France in Loire-AtlantiqueLoire-Atlantique
Loire-Atlantique is a department on the west coast of France named after the Loire River and the Atlantic Ocean.-History:...
. The commune is 29 km north-west of Ancenis
Ancenis
Ancenis is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department.Now, in Région Pays de la Loire, it played a great historical role as a key location on the road to Nantes , the historical capital of Brittany...
and 30 km north-east of Nantes
Nantes
Nantes is a city in western France, located on the Loire River, from the Atlantic coast. The city is the 6th largest in France, while its metropolitan area ranks 8th with over 800,000 inhabitants....
.
The commune is, as the crow flies
As the crow flies
"As the crow flies" or beelining is an idiom for the shortest route between two points; the geodesic distance.An example is the great-circle distance between Key West and Pensacola, at either end of the U.S...
, 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 ErdreErdre
The Erdre is a river in western France, right tributary to the river Loire. Its source is in the Maine-et-Loire département, near La Pouëze. It flows through the départements Maine-et-Loire and Loire-Atlantique. It flows into the river Loire in the city Nantes...
and the Isac
ISAC
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rivers.
The lake Vioreau was extended in 1835 to reached 200 ha.
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 golbal warming and the elevation of the sea level.
Joué-sur-Erdre is among the 69,68 % communes concerned by this elevation.
Urban morphology
The commune is made up of the principal village and many other hamletHamlet
The Tragical History of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, or more simply Hamlet, is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1599 and 1601...
s as Notre-Dame-des-Langueurs, la Demenure, la Mulonnière, Franchaud, la Cormerais, and 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
Ancenis
Ancenis is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department.Now, in Région Pays de la Loire, it played a great historical role as a key location on the road to Nantes , the historical capital of Brittany...
.
Adjacent villages
| Nord-Ouest: Abbaretz Abbaretz Abbaretz is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France. It lies 50 km north of Nantes and 80 km south of Rennes.The surrounding communes are Nozay, Puceul, Saffré, Joué-sur-Erdre, La Meilleraye-de-Bretagne, Issé and Treffieux.... |
Nord: La Meilleraye de Bretagne | Nord-est: Riaillé Riaillé Riaillé is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.-See also:*Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department... |
| Ouest: Saffré Saffré Saffré is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.-See also:*Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department... |
Joué-sur-Erdre | |
| Sud-Ouest : Nort-sur-Erdre Nort-sur-Erdre Nort-sur-Erdre is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.-See also:*Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department... |
Sud: Les Touches Les Touches Les Touches is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.... |
Sud-Est: Trans-sur-Erdre Trans-sur-Erdre Trans-sur-Erdre is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.-See also:*Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department... |
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.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
Châteaubriant
-Coat of arms:Two coats of arms are attributed :*First Pale: Blue, three gold fleurs de lys, Pales split in two by a shortened staff with a red hache....
.
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.
On 13 August 1487, after the failure of the siege of Nantes
Battle of Nantes
The Battle of Nantes was a battle between Royalist and Republican French forces at Nantes on 29 June 1793 during the War in the Vendée. It consisted of the siege of that town, and was a Republican victory...
(fom 19 June to 6 August 1487) hold by the duc de Bretagne, King Charles VIII
Charles VIII of France
Charles VIII, called the Affable, , was King of France from 1483 to his death in 1498. Charles was a member of the House of Valois...
and Anne of Beaujeu encamped with their troops in Joué.
In 1592, during the Holy League
Catholic League (French)
The Catholic League of France, sometimes referred to by contemporary Roman Catholics as the Holy League, a major player in the French Wars of Religion, was formed by Duke Henry of Guise in 1576...
, Joué-sur-Erdre and Nort-sur-Erdre
Nort-sur-Erdre
Nort-sur-Erdre is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.-See also:*Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department...
hosted French and Spanish troops headed by the Duke of Mercœur.
On 30 May 1847, the village took its current name of Joué-sur-Erdre.
Economy
In 2004, only eight firms were created in Joué-sur-Erdre, which place the village to the st position.Emploi
In 1999, the labor force reached 671 people. The unemployment rate of the village was 10,4 %.| Farmers | Craftsmen, storekeepers, business managers | Cadre, Intellectual | Professions intermédiaires ('Intermediate occupations') |
Employee | Blue-collar worker | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||||
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 rateAbstention
Abstention is a term in election procedure for when a participant in a vote either does not go to vote or, in parliamentary procedure, is present during the vote, but does not cast a ballot. Abstention must be contrasted with "blank vote", in which a voter casts a ballot willfully made invalid by...
was 26,04 %.
French presidential election of 2007
During the first round Nicolas SarkozyNicolas Sarkozy
Nicolas Sarkozy is the 23rd and current President of the French Republic and ex officio Co-Prince of Andorra. He assumed the office on 16 May 2007 after defeating the Socialist Party candidate Ségolène Royal 10 days earlier....
obtained 27,74 % of the votes and Ségolène Royal
Ségolène Royal
Marie-Ségolène Royal , known as Ségolène Royal, is a French politician. She is the president of the Poitou-Charentes Regional Council, a former member of the National Assembly, a former government minister, and a prominent member of the French Socialist Party...
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:
| Party | Results | National average | |
| Nicolas Sarkozy Nicolas Sarkozy Nicolas Sarkozy is the 23rd and current President of the French Republic and ex officio Co-Prince of Andorra. He assumed the office on 16 May 2007 after defeating the Socialist Party candidate Ségolène Royal 10 days earlier.... |
Union pour un mouvement populaire | 27,74 % | 31,18 % |
| Ségolène Royal Ségolène Royal Marie-Ségolène Royal , known as Ségolène Royal, is a French politician. She is the president of the Poitou-Charentes Regional Council, a former member of the National Assembly, a former government minister, and a prominent member of the French Socialist Party... |
Parti socialiste | 25,12 % | 25,87 % |
| François Bayrou François Bayrou François Bayrou is a French centrist politician, president of Union for French Democracy since 1998 and was a candidate in the 2002 and 2007 French presidential elections. In the first round, he received 18.6% of the vote, finishing in 3rd place and therefore was eliminated from the race.... |
Union pour la démocratie française | 19,97 % | 18,57 % |
| Jean-Marie Le Pen Jean-Marie Le Pen Jean-Marie Le Pen is a French far right-wing and nationalist politician who is founder and former president of the Front National party. Le Pen has run for the French presidency five times, most notably in 2002, when in a surprise upset he came second, polling more votes in the first round than... |
Front national | 10,23 % | 10,44 % |
| Olivier Besancenot Olivier Besancenot Olivier Besancenot is a French far left political figure and trade unionist, and the founding main spokesperson of the New Anticapitalist Party from 2009 to 2011.... |
Ligue communiste révolutionnaire Revolutionary Communist League (France) See Revolutionary Communist League for the other Ligue communiste révolutionnaire.The Revolutionary Communist League was a French democratic revolutionary socialist political party. It was the French section of the Fourth International... |
4,91 % | 4,08 % |
| Philippe de Villiers Philippe de Villiers Viscount Philippe Le Jolis de Villiers de Saintignon, known as Philippe de Villiers, born on 25 March 1949, is a French politician. He was the Mouvement pour la France nominee for the French presidential election of 2007. He received 2.23% of the vote, putting him in sixth place. As only the top... |
Mouvement pour la France | 3,44 % | 2,23 % |
| Frédéric Nihous Frédéric Nihous Frédéric Nihous is a French politician from the Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Traditions party. He was a candidate for the 2007 French presidential election, but was eliminated in the first round of balloting... |
Chasse, pêche, nature et traditions | 2,21 % | 1,15 % |
| José Bové José Bové Joseph Bové is a French farmer and syndicalist, member of the alter-globalization movement, and spokesman for Via Campesina. He was one of the twelve official candidates in the 2007 French presidential election... |
Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do... |
1,96 % | 1,32 % |
| Dominique Voynet Dominique Voynet Dominique Voynet was a French senator for the département of Seine-Saint-Denis, the mayor of Montreuil and a member of The Greens.-Life:... |
Les Verts | 1,88 % | 1,57 % |
| Arlette Laguiller Arlette Laguiller Arlette Yvonne Laguiller is a French Trotskyist politician. Since 1973, she has been the spokeswoman and the best known leader and perennial candidate of the Lutte Ouvrière political party... |
Lutte ouvrière | 1,72 % | 1,33 % |
| Marie-George Buffet Marie-George Buffet Marie-George Buffet is a French politician. She was the head of the French Communist Party from 2001 to 2010. She joined the Party in 1969, and was the Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports from June 4, 1997 to May 5, 2002. Ms... |
Popular and antiliberal left | 0,57 % | 1,93 % |
| Gérard Schivardi Gérard Schivardi Gérard Schivardi is a French politician. He contended in the French presidential election of 2007 under the colours of the Workers' Party of Trotskyist legacy. He came last in the first round of balloting on 22 April, obtaining 0.34% of the popular vote .-Biography:Schivardi was born in 1950 in... |
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:
| Party | Results | National average | |
| Nicolas Sarkozy Nicolas Sarkozy Nicolas Sarkozy is the 23rd and current President of the French Republic and ex officio Co-Prince of Andorra. He assumed the office on 16 May 2007 after defeating the Socialist Party candidate Ségolène Royal 10 days earlier.... |
Union pour un mouvement populaire | 51,86 % | 53,06 % |
| Ségolène Royal Ségolène Royal Marie-Ségolène Royal , known as Ségolène Royal, is a French politician. She is the president of the Poitou-Charentes Regional Council, a former member of the National Assembly, a former government minister, and a prominent member of the French Socialist Party... |
Parti socialiste | 48,14 % | 46,94 % |
French legislative election of 2007
Joué-sur-Erdre is part of the Loire-Atlantique's 5th constituencyLoire-Atlantique's 5th constituency
The 5th constituency of Loire-Atlantique is a French legislative constituency in the Loire-Atlantique département.- 2007: -Sources:* Official results of French elections from 1998:...
.
During the second round Michel Ménard
Michel Ménard
Michel Ménard is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the Loire-Atlantique department, and is a member of the Socialiste, radical, citoyen et divers gauche.-References:...
was elected.
| Candidate | Party | % | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michel Ménard Michel Ménard Michel Ménard is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the Loire-Atlantique department, and is a member of the Socialiste, radical, citoyen et divers gauche.-References:... |
PS | 51,11 % | |
| Robert Diat | UMP | 48,89 % | |
French municipal elections of 2008
Joué-sur-Erdre's population is between 1500 and 2500 inhabitants, thus they elect 19 counsellorsMunicipal council
A municipal council is the local government of a municipality. Specifically the term can refer to the institutions of various countries that can be translated by this term...
.
The new mayor is Jean-Pierre Belleil.
- First round :
The first round was on March 9, 2008:
| List | Votes | |
| Christian Jadeau | 553 | |
| Isabelle Rigaud | 537 | |
| Hervé Lubert | DVD | 533 |
- Second round :
The second round was held on March 16, 2008:
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| An IX - 1809 | Eugène François Roussel | ||
| 1810 - 1814 | François Lecudon | Notary. | |
| 1815 - December 13 December December is the 12th and last month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars and one of seven months with the length of 31 days.December starts on the same day as September every year and ends on the same day as April every year.-Etymology:... , 1820 |
Aimé-Désiré Anneau | Notary. Dead on December 13, 1820, he was 38. | |
| 1821 - January January January is the first month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars and one of seven months with the length of 31 days. The first day of the month is known as New Year's Day... 1833 |
François Priou | Geometrician | |
| February February February is the second month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. It is the shortest month and the only month with fewer than 30 days. The month has 28 days in common years and 29 days in leap years... 1833 - August August August is the eighth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars and one of seven months with a length of 31 days.This month was originally named Sextilis in Latin, because it was the sixth month in the original ten-month Roman calendar under Romulus in 753 BC, when March was the first... 1840 |
Jacques-Désiré Marbin | ||
| August August August is the eighth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars and one of seven months with a length of 31 days.This month was originally named Sextilis in Latin, because it was the sixth month in the original ten-month Roman calendar under Romulus in 753 BC, when March was the first... 1840 - June June June is the sixth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars and one of the four months with a length of 30 days. Ovid provides two etymologies for June's name in his poem concerning the months entitled the Fasti... - 1844 |
Pierre Guillaume Louis Calice | Châtelain Châtelain Châtelain was originally merely the French equivalent of the English castellan, i.e. the commander of a castle.... de l'Auvinière |
|
| November November November is the 11th month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars and one of four months with the length of 30 days. November was the ninth month of the ancient Roman calendar... 1844 - September September September is the 9th month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars and one of four months with a length of 30 days.September in the Southern Hemisphere is the seasonal equivalent of March in the Northern Hemisphere.... 1870 |
Marc Jacques Pierre Nouais | ||
| May May May is the fifth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars and one of seven months with the length of 31 days.May is a month of autumn in the Southern Hemisphere and spring in the Northern Hemisphere... 1871 - 1878 |
Jean-Baptiste Nouais | ||
| March March March is in present time held to be the third month of the year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. It is one of the seven months which are 31 days long.... 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 March March is in present time held to be the third month of the year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. It is one of the seven months which are 31 days long.... 2001 |
Isabelle Le Gualès de Mézaubran | ||
| March March March is in present time held to be the third month of the year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. It is one of the seven months which are 31 days long.... 2001 - March March March is in present time held to be the third month of the year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. It is one of the seven months which are 31 days long.... 2008 |
Hervé Lubert | DVD | |
| March March March is in present time held to be the third month of the year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. It is one of the seven months which are 31 days long.... 2008 - in office |
Jean-Pierre Belleil | Farmer |
Environmental politics
The allée de Chênes ("alley of OakOak
An oak is a tree or shrub in the genus Quercus , of which about 600 species exist. "Oak" may also appear in the names of species in related genera, notably Lithocarpus...
s") of the château de Lucinière, also called "la Grande Avenue", is a classified environmental site since February 9, 1949. It shelters tercentenaries oaks.
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 INSEEINSEE
INSEE is the French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies. It collects and publishes information on the French economy and society, carrying out the periodic national census. Located in Paris, it is the French branch of Eurostat, European Statistical System...
only since 1962.
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 + |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||||
The median income was € in 2004, which is below the national average of €.
Education
There are two schools in Joué-sur-Erdre : the École primaire privée Saint Louis de Gonzague and the École Roger et Renée Jolivot.Housing
There are 863 housing units in Joué-sur-Erdre. Among these 77,5 % are main homes.
Moreover 77,1 % of the households own their home.
Civil monuments
The castel of Vioreau ; built in 1202. It remains only ruins.The château de Lucinière built in the 14th and 19th centuries. Its chapel, its orangery
Orangery
An orangery was a building in the grounds of fashionable residences from the 17th to the 19th centuries and given a classicising architectural form. The orangery was similar to a greenhouse or conservatory...
, 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
The houses of workers (1717) are in La Vallée.
The city hall is located in an old presbytery built by Father Tiger in 1784. It is the city hall since 1987.
The Hôtel des trois rois where Kings slept, including François Ier (May 1532), Henri II
Henry II of France
Henry II was King of France from 31 March 1547 until his death in 1559.-Early years:Henry was born in the royal Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, near Paris, the son of Francis I and Claude, Duchess of Brittany .His father was captured at the Battle of Pavia in 1525 by his sworn enemy,...
(on 12 July 1551), Charles IX
Charles IX of France
Charles IX was King of France, ruling from 1560 until his death. His reign was dominated by the Wars of Religion. He is best known as king at the time of the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre.-Childhood:...
and Catherine de Médicis (on 15 and 16 October 1565).
Religious monuments
There are two churches in Joué-sur-Erdre :- the église Saint-Léger of Joué built in 1883.
- the église de Notre-Dame-des-Langueurs, (also called Notre-Dame de la Pitié) built in the beginning of the 20th century.
Heraldry
| lign="center" style="padding:5px 8px;width:;"| | The coat of arms of Joué-sur-Erdre is blazon Blazon In heraldry and heraldic vexillology, a blazon is a formal description of a coat of arms, flag or similar emblem, from which the reader can reconstruct the appropriate image... ned : 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 BrestCanal de Nantes à Brest
The Nantes-Brest canal is a French canal which links the two cities of Nantes and Brest through inland Brittany. It was built during the 19th century and its total length is 385 km with 238 locks from coast to coast...
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