What is Joyeuse, Ardèche?
{{Infobox French commune |name=Joyeuse |image=joyeusevuegenerale.jpg |image coat of arms=Blason de la famille de Chateauneuf-Randon (de Joyeuse).svg |arrondissement=Largentière |canton=Joyeuse |INSEE=07110 |postal code=07260 |mayor=Jacques Lacour |term= |intercommunality=Pays Beaume Drobie |coordinates = {{coord|44.48027|4.23861|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |elevation m=180 |elevation min m=120 |elevation max m=323 |area km2=13.04 |population= 1,483 |population date= 1999 }} '''Joyeuse''' ({{lang-oc|Juèsa}})is a ''[[Communes of France|commune]]'' in the [[France|French]] [[Departments of France|department]] of [[Ardèche]] in the [[Regions of France|region]] of [[Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes]]. It is the seat of the [[Cantons of France|canton]] of Joyeuse. Joyeuse has a [[population]] of 1,487 people as of the year [[1999]].<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.insee.fr/fr/recensement/nouv_recens/resultats/repartition/comd07.htm?numdep=07&x=39&y=7 | title = List of populations and communes of the Ardeche department |accessdate = 2008-04-15}}</ref> ==Geography== Joyeuse can be found in the region of Bas-[[Vivarais]] that has a lot of history. It can be found in the valley of the [[Beaume River|Beaume]], which is a [[tributary]] of the [[Ardèche River]]. ==People connected to Joyeuse== * [[Marcus Julius Bassus]], Roman consul, whose tomb is near Joyeuse * [[Charlemagne]], starter of Joyeuse * Duke [[Anne de Joyeuse]] * Cardinal [[François de Joyeuse]] * Duchess [[Henriette Catherine de Joyeuse]] * La [[Grande Mademoiselle]], Anne Marie Louise d'Orléans de Montpensier * [[François Boissel]] ==Twin town== Joyeuse is [[town twinning|twinned]] with [[Jupille]] and [[Vilassar de Dalt]]. ==Gallery== <gallery> Image:Chateau_de_joyeuse.jpg|Château de Joyeuse Image:college_des_oratoriens.jpg|Former college of the Oratorians Image:eglise_de_joyeuse.jpg|Church of Saint Peter </gallery> ==Related pages== *[[Communes of the Ardèche department]] ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{commons cat|Joyeuse (Ardè