Joyeuse
Coat of arms
Location of Joyeuse
Joyeuse Show map of France Joyeuse Show map of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Coordinates: 44°28′49″N 4°14′19″E / 44.48027°N 4.23861°E / 44.48027; 4.23861
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ardèche
Arrondissement	Largentière
Canton	Joyeuse
Intercommunality	Pays Beaume Drobie
Government
• Mayor	Jacques Lacour
Area 1	13.04 km2 (5.03 sq mi)
Population  (1999)	1,483
• Density	110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	07110 /07260
Elevation	120–323 m (394–1,060 ft) (avg. 180 m or 590 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Joyeuse (Occitan: Juèsa)is a commune in the French department of Ardèche in the region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. It is the seat of the canton of Joyeuse. Joyeuse has a population of 1,487 people as of the year 1999.^[1]

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, which is a tributary of the Ardèche River.

• 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

Joyeuse is twinned with Jupille and Vilassar de Dalt.

• 
  Château de Joyeuse
• 
  Former college of the Oratorians
• 
  Church of Saint Peter

• Communes of the Ardèche department

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Joyeuse (Ardèche).

• Mairie of Joyeuse