Journy

Journy
Journy
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region Journy
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
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.

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

External links

• Journy on the Quid website (French)