Journy

Journy
Journy

Coordinates: 50°45′12″N 1°59′45″E / 50.7533°N 1.9958°ECoordinates: 50°45′12″N 1°59′45″E / 50.7533°N 1.9958°E
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Saint-Omer
Canton Ardres
Intercommunality Région d'Ardres et de la Vallée de la Hem
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Vincent Charlemagne
Area1 3.35 km2 (1.29 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 269
 • Density 80/km2 (210/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 62478 / 62850
Elevation 69–184 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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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

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.[1]

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

See also

References

  1. ↑ Journal l’Indépendant, semaine du 31 mars au 6 avril 1908

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