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
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Coordinates: 50°45′12″N 1°59′45″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Saint-Omer
Canton	Lumbres
Intercommunality	Région d'Ardres et de la Vallée de la Hem
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Vincent Charlemagne
Area ^1	3.35 km^2 (1.29 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	287
• Density	86/km^2 (220/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)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (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

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	226	241	239	221	246	230	269
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

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

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