Journy

Journy is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais département in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Journy
Commune
The town hall of Journy
Coat of arms
Location of Journy
Journy
Journy
Coordinates: 50°45′12″N 1°59′45″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementSaint-Omer
CantonLumbres
IntercommunalityRégion d'Ardres et de la Vallée de la Hem
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Vincent Charlemagne
Area
1
3.35 km2 (1.29 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
287
 • Density86/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62478 /62850
Elevation69–184 m (226–604 ft)
(avg. 144 m or 472 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Journy is a village situated 10 miles (16 km) west of Saint-Omer, on the D191 road. The area around the village was once a heath called Les Dornes, which regularly caught fire along the railway line from Anvin to Calais, perhaps as a result of sparks from the engine. The local newspaper l'Independent reported, for example, that in April 1908, 70 acres (280,000 m2) of the Dornes and 35 acres (140,000 m2) of woodland of the ancient seigneurie of Journy have repeatedly burned, with a fire still raging 3 hours after the passing of the train, which justified a police investigation.[2]

Population
Historical population of Journy
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population226241239221246230269
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest
  • The church of St.Omer, dating from the sixteenth century.

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Journal l’Indépendant, semaine du 31 mars au 6 avril 1908


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