Joué-sur-Erdre (French pronunciation: [ʒwe syʁ ɛʁdʁ] ⓘ, literally Joué on Erdre; Gallo: Jóae, Jouë or Joueu, Breton: Yaoued) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

[3][4] It belongs to the long list of Gallo-Romance toponyms such as Joué, Jouy, Gouy and Occitano-Catalan Gaujac having as origin Gaudiacu cf.

[3] It is a compound of Gaudi(us), a Christian name based on gaudius "joy" and the Gaulish (Celtic) suffix -acum "place, property" cf.

Sur-Erdre ("Upon-the-Erdre") was added in the 19th century and it refers to the river name Erdre, itself from a Celtic *ered "running stream".

The river is mentioned as Erda in the 11th century[5] Joué-sur-Erdre is at 47°29′47″N 1°25′08″W / 47.49639°N 1.41889°W / 47.49639; -1.41889, in western France in Loire-Atlantique.

In the 9th century, to shield the country from Norman invasion waves, a fort called Alon was built on what is now known as Joué-sur-Erdre.

In this time, Joué was the heart of the greatest seigniory near Nantes with a surface reaching twenty parishes in the 16th century.

[8] In 1592, during the Holy League, Joué-sur-Erdre and Nort-sur-Erdre hosted 12,000 French and Spanish troops headed by the Duke of Mercœur.

During the second round 53.06% of the votes were obtained by des voix furent remportées par Nicolas Sarkozy against 46.94% for Ségolène Royal.

The first round was on 9 March 2008:[13] The second round was held on 16 March 2008:[13] The allée de Chênes ("alley of Oaks") of the château de Lucinière, also called "la Grande Avenue", is a classified environmental site since 9 February 1949.

Its chapel, its orangery, its dining room and its internal decoration are historic monuments since 9 December 1985.

Vestiges of the fountain Saint-Léger from 17th-18th centuries[8] The houses of workers (1717) are in La Vallée.

[8] The Hôtel des trois rois where Kings slept, including François Ier (May 1532), Henri II (on 12 July 1551), Charles IX and Catherine de Médicis (on 15 and 16 October 1565).