Joué-sur-Erdre (, literally Joué on Erdre; ) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.
Etymology
Joué is first mentioned as Joseio in 1186.
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. 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.
Its Breton name is . 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
Geography
Situation
Joué-sur-Erdre is at , 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.
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.
Communications and transports
The RN 178, running from east/west, crosses Joué-sur-Erdre.
The hamlet of Gros Breil is crossed by the railroad.
The nearest airport is in Ancenis.
Adjacent villages
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 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.
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.
On 13 August 1487, after the failure of the siege of Nantes (from 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.
Economy
Employment
In 2017, the labor force reached 1,162 people. The unemployment rate of the village was 10.9%.
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%.
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:
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:
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.