Journy
Journy | |
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 The town hall of Journy | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Journy  | |
  Journy  Journy | |
| Coordinates: 50°45′12″N 1°59′45″E / 50.7533°N 1.9958°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Omer |
| Canton | Lumbres |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Lumbres |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2021–2026) | Micheline Cocquerel[1] |
Area 1 | 3.35 km2 (1.29 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 297 |
| • Density | 89/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62478 /62850 |
| Elevation | 69–184 m (226–604 ft) (avg. 144 m or 472 ft) |
| Website | mairie-journy |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Journy (French pronunciation: [ʒuʁni]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais département in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]
Geography
[edit]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.[4]
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 241 | — |
| 1975 | 239 | −0.12% |
| 1982 | 221 | −1.11% |
| 1990 | 246 | +1.35% |
| 1999 | 230 | −0.74% |
| 2007 | 272 | +2.12% |
| 2012 | 273 | +0.07% |
| 2017 | 287 | +1.01% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
Places of interest
[edit]- The church of St.Omer, dating from the sixteenth century.
Transport
[edit]The Chemin de fer d'Anvin à Calais opened a railway station at Journy in 1881.[6] The railway was closed in 1955.[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Journal l'Indépendant, semaine du 31 mars au 6 avril 1908
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, p. 31.
- ^ Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, pp. 281–82.
Sources
[edit]- Farebrother, Martin J B; Farebrother, Joan S (2008). Tortillards of Artois. Usk: The Oakwood Press. ISBN 978-0-85361-679-5.
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