It belongs to the long list of Gallo-Romance toponyms such as Joué, Jouy, Gouy and Occitano-Catalan Gaujac having as origin Gaudiacu cf. Joué-en-Charnie (Sarthe, Gaudiaco 1186) or Joué-Étiau (Maine-et-Loire, Gaudiacus AB 7th, etc.[3] It is a compound of Gaudi(us), a Christian name based on gaudius "joy" and the Gaulish (Celtic) suffix -acum "place, property" cf. Welsh -og.[3]
Its Breton name is Yaoued. The Breton name of the people from Yaoued is Yaouedad (for men) and Yaouedadez (for women).
Sur-Erdre ("Upon-the-Erdre") was added in the 19th century and it refers to the river name Erdre, itself from a Celtic *ered "running stream". The river is mentioned as Erda in the 11th century[5]
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.
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.[6][7]
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.[8]
At the beginning of the 13th century, the castle 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.[8]
Two castles still exist 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 castle of la Chauvelière used to belong to the Brittany chancellor.[8]
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%.[11]
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%).
Marquis. Mayor during 1881, 1886 and 1891 censuses.
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Mr Nouais
Mayor during 1896 and 1901 censuses.
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Amaury de Goyon
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Marquis. Mayor during 1906 census and in 1918.
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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 9 February 1949.[14][15] It shelters tercentenaries oaks.
As of 2017[update], there are 956 households in Joué-sur-Erdre. Of these, 25.5% consist of a single person, 26.3% of couples without children, 37.6% of couples with children and 9.0% of single parent households.[9]
The median income was €19,930 in 2017,[9] which is below the national average of €21,110.[10]
Education
There are two schools in Joué-sur-Erdre : the École primaire privée Saint Louis de Gonzague and the École Roger et Renée Jolivot.[18]
Schools of Joué-sur-Erdre.
Health
Joué-sur-Erdre is home to a Fire and Emergency Center.
Housing
As of 2017[update], there are 1,166 dwellings in Joué-sur-Erdre. Among these 80.7% are main residences, and only 2.7% are apartments.[9] 81.0% of the main residences are owned by their occupant.[9]
Culture and heritage
Sights
Civil monuments
The castel of Vioreau ; built in 1202.[8] 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 9 December 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[8]
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
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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.
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^"Sites Classés et Inscrits". site du ministère de l'écologie, Direction Régionale de l'Environnement des Pays de la Loire. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 19 March 2009.
Nègre, Ernest (1990). Toponymie générale de la France: étymologie de 35 000 noms de lieux CVCIII vol. I : Formations préceltiques, celtiques, romanes, notice 1046. Publications romanes et françaises. Genève: Librairie Droz.
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