Joué-lès-Tours
Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France
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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]
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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 (2023)[2] | 38,423 |
| • Density | 1,150/km2 (2,979/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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Toponymy
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".
History
The Hôtel de Ville was completed in 1976.[6] Joué-lès-Tours was the site of the 20 December 2014 Tours police station stabbing.[7]
Controversy
In February 2010 the mayor, Philippe Le Breton, added the word laïcité underneath the French national motto on the town hall's façade.[8]
