Journy

Commune

The town hall of Journy

Coat of arms

Journy

Location within Hauts-de-France region

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

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)

Time zone

CET (UTC+1)

• Summer (DST)

CEST (UTC+2)

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.

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

¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

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.

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