Journet

Journet is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France.

Journet
The church in Journet
Location of Journet
Journet
Journet
Coordinates: 46°27′52″N 0°58′07″E
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentVienne
ArrondissementMontmorillon
CantonMontmorillon
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Gérard Neuvy
Area
1
58.51 km2 (22.59 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
369
  Density6.3/km2 (16/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
86118 /86290
Elevation97–153 m (318–502 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

The Salleron flows north-northwestward through the eastern part of the commune.

History

After the retreat of the Germans from France in World War II, it was revealed that the French Academy of Sciences had a secret repository of scientific materials, including 100 boxes of records of the French chemist, Lavoisier, and sixty cases of rare mineral specimens. They had been held in the Chateau du Ry at Journet, near Vienne, where the Gestapo and the ERR weren't able to find them.[2]

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Rorimer, James J. 1950. Survival: The Salvage and Restoration of Art in War. New York: Abelard Press. Pages 66-67.


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