It is the largest suburb of the city of Tours, and is adjacent to it on the southwest.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 1,515 —     1800 1,777 +2.30% 1806 1,671 −1.02% 1821 1,700 +0.11% 1831 1,776 +0.44% 1836 1,769 −0.08% 1841 1,791 +0.25% 1846 1,780 −0.12% 1851 1,802 +0.25% 1856 1,845 +0.47% 1861 2,010 +1.73% 1866 2,043 +0.33% 1872 2,106 +0.51% 1876 2,302 +2.25% 1881 2,381 +0.68% 1886 2,470 +0.74% 1891 2,538 +0.54% 1896 2,462 −0.61% 1901 2,466 +0.03%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1906 2,595 +1.02% 1911 2,730 +1.02% 1921 3,143 +1.42% 1926 3,440 +1.82% 1931 4,163 +3.89% 1936 4,704 +2.47% 1946 5,684 +1.91% 1954 6,446 +1.58% 1962 9,074 +4.37% 1968 17,826 +11.91% 1975 27,450 +6.36% 1982 34,704 +3.41% 1990 36,798 +0.74% 1999 36,517 −0.09% 2007 35,836 −0.24% 2012 37,196 +0.75% 2017 37,893 +0.37% 2020 38,750 +0.75%
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Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

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

Joué-lès-Tours was the site of the 20 December 2014 Tours police station stabbing.

Controversy

In February 2010 the mayor, Philippe Le Breton, added the word laïcité underneath the French national motto on the town hall's façade.

See also

• Communes of the Indre-et-Loire department
• 2014 Tours police station stabbing