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Joyeux is a commune in France, situated in the Ain department within the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It lies at an elevation of 298 meters above sea level and covers an area of 16.58 square kilometers. The municipality shares borders with Birieux, Faramans, Le Montellier, and Rignieux-le-Franc. Administratively, it is part of the canton of Meximieux and has been located in both the arrondissement of Belley and the arrondissement of Bourg-en-Bresse.
The population of Joyeux is recorded as 278, comprising 142 males and 129 females. The postal code for the commune is 01800. While one source lists the population as 226, the administrative data indicates 278 residents. The local government can be reached via the provided contact numbers and email address.
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Place details
- Locality
- Joyeux
- Region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Country
- France
- Population
- 226
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Department
- Ain
- Arrondissement
- Belley
- Canton
- Meximieux
- Intercommunality
- Plaine de l'Ain
- Mayor 2020 2026
- Joël Mathy
- Area
- 16.58 km (6.40 sq mi)
- Density
- 15.8/km (40.9/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Insee postal code
- 01198 /01800
- Elevation
- 272–298 m (892–978 ft) , (avg. 285 m or 935 ft)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Joyeux
- Country
- France
- Population
- 262
- Area
- 16.58
- Elevation
- 287
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- Versailleux
- Image
- Town hall of Joyeux (Ain).JPG
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- Commons category
- Joyeux (Ain)
- postal code
- 01800
- native label
- Joyeux
- associated electoral district
- canton of Meximieux
- male population
- 142
- female population
- 129
- P8168
- Prince Rupert's Drop
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-4-74-98-21-47
- fax number
- +33-4-74-98-21-88
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Encyclopedic overview
Joyeux ( French pronunciation: [ʒwajø] ) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.
Geography
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Joyeux” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.