Joué-lès-Tours
Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Joué-lès-Tours (French pronunciation: [ʒwe lɛ tuʁ] , literally Joué near Tours) is a commune in the department of Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, central France.[3]
Joué-lès-Tours | |
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Coordinates: 47°21′05″N 0°39′45″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
Department | Indre-et-Loire |
Arrondissement | Tours |
Canton | Joué-lès-Tours |
Intercommunality | Tours Métropole Val de Loire |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Frédéric Augis[1] |
Area 1 | 33.41 km2 (12.90 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 38,183 |
• Density | 1,100/km2 (3,000/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Jocondien, Jocondienne |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 37122 /37300 |
Elevation | 44–96 m (144–315 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
It is the largest suburb of the city of Tours, and is adjacent to it on the southwest.
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Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5] |
The name of Joué-lès-Tours appears in its form "Gaudiacus" in the 6th Century. It corresponds to a toponymic type frequently found in Christian Gaule, that gave different variants depending on the region: Joué (west of France), Jouy (center and north), Jouey (east), Gouy (Normandy/Picardy), Gaugeac, Jaujac (south). It is composed of the Christian name "Gaudius", meaning "fortunate", "blessed" (gaudia > joy, in Latin) and with the Gallo-Roman suffix -ACU, meaning "place of", "property of".
Joué-lès-Tours was the site of the 20 December 2014 Tours police station stabbing.
In February 2010 the mayor, Philippe Le Breton, added the word laïcité underneath the French national motto on the town hall's façade.[6]
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