Ardèche
Ardèche (; , ; ) is a Departments of France, department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Southeastern France. It is named after the river Ardèche (river), Ardèche and had a population of 328,278 as of 2019.department. It is located in the
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (; AURA) or ; or ; . is a Regions of France, region in southeast-central France created by the 2014 territorial reform of French regions; it resulted from the merger of Auvergne and Rhône-Alpes. The new region came into e ...
region
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in southern
France
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, and is supposedly named for Charlemagne's legendary sword.Bullfinch's Mythology, Legends of Charlemagne, Chapter 24
Geography
Joyeuse lies in the historic region of Bas-
Vivarais
Vivarais (; ; {{cite web , url=http://www.columbia.edu/acis/ets/Graesse/orblatv.html , title = ORBIS LATINUS - Letter V) is a traditional region in the south-east of France, covering the ''département'' of Ardèche, named after its capital Vivier ...
, in the valley of the
Beaume Beaume may refer to:
Several communes in France
* La Beaume, arrondissement of Gap, Hautes-Alpes
* La Haute-Beaume, arrondissement of Gap, Hautes-Alpes
*Beaumes-de-Venise, a canton of the arrondissement of Carpentras, Vaucluse
**Muscat de Beaumes-d ...
, a tributary of the
Ardèche
Ardèche (; , ; ) is a Departments of France, department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Southeastern France. It is named after the river Ardèche (river), Ardèche and had a population of 328,278 as of 2019.Marcus Jallius Bassus, Roman consul, whose tomb is near Joyeuse
*
Charlemagne
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, founder of Joyeuse according to tradition
* Duke
Anne de Joyeuse
Anne de Joyeuse, baron d'Arques then duc de Joyeuse (–20 October 1587) was a French noble, governor, Admiral, military commander and royal favourite during the reign of Henri III of France, Henri III in the French Wars of Religion. The eldest so ...
* Cardinal
François de Joyeuse
François de Joyeuse (24 June 1562 – 23 August 1615) was a French churchman and politician.
Biography
Born at Carcassonne, François de Joyeuse was the second son of Guillaume de Joyeuse and Marie Eléanor de Batarnay. As the younger son of ...
* Duchess
Henriette Catherine de Joyeuse
Henriette may refer to:
People Nobles
:''Ordered chronologically''
* Henriette of Cleves (1542–1601), Duchess of Nevers, Countess of Rethel and Princess of Mantua
* Henriette Marie of the Palatinate (1626–1651), daughter of Elizabeth Stuart, ...
*''
la Grande Mademoiselle
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La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment Music
* La (musical note), or A, the sixth note
*"L.A.", a song by Elliott Smi ...
monument historique
() is a designation given to some national heritage sites in France. It may also refer to the state procedure in France by which national heritage protection is extended to a building, a specific part of a building, a collection of buildings, ...
. An earlier castle was largely destroyed and rebuilt in the 16th century. Today it serves as the
mairie
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.
* The Oratorian college is a monument historique. It was founded by Duchess Henriette in 1617 with the permission of
Pope Paul V
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. It served as an educational institution until the French Revolution. It is now the home of a museum dealing with the cultivation and use of the
sweet chestnut
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, from foodstuffs to furniture.
* The church of Saint Peter, a third monument historique, dates from the eleventh century. The church was reconstructed in the 17th century.
* The ''hôtel de Montravel'' was built between the 12th and 14th centuries although the front façade dates from 1775.
* Museums include a museum of local history, the ''Espace historique et légendaire'', and the ''Maison de la caricature et du dessin d'humour'', a museum of
caricature
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Jupille
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and
Vilassar de Dalt
Vilassar de Dalt () is a village in Catalonia, Spain, in the province of Barcelona and the Comarques of Catalonia, ''comarca'' of Maresme. The name comes from the Roman name ''Villa Azari'', later changed to ''Vilassar''. In the 20th century, it s ...
.
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
See also
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Communes of the Ardèche department
The following is a list of the 335 communes of the Ardèche department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):Mairie of Joyeuse