Jandun Explained

Jandun
Commune Status:	Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:	Blason ville fr Jandun (Ardennes).svg
Arrondissement:	Charleville-Mézières
Canton:	Signy-l'Abbaye
Insee:	08236
Postal Code:	08430
Mayor:	François Garcia^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	Crêtes Préardennaises
Coordinates:	49.6639°N 4.5575°W
Elevation M:	340
Area Km2:	12.78

Jandun (in French pronounced as /ʒɑ̃dœ̃/) is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France.

"Romy" mineral water is produced here.

Population

Sights and monuments

• The church, Notre-Dame de Jandun, dates from the 12th and 13th centuries. It has 19th century frescoes, a Baroque altar and some sculpted capitals. Stained glass and statues decorate the interior.
• In the grounds of the church is a sculpted stone cross, classified as a monument historique in 1963 by the French Ministry of Culture.

People linked to the commune

• Jean de Jandun (circa 1285–1323) was a French philosopher, theologian, and political writer.
• The Duhan family, lords of part of Jaudun :
  • Jean Duhan, counsellor to the king.
  • Jacques Égide du Han (1685–1746), also known as Jacques Égide Duhan de Jandun, Huguenot soldier who served for twelve years as tutor to Frederick the Great.
• Émile Bourquelot, born in Jandun on 21 June 1851, chemist and professor of pharmacy.

See also

• Communes of the Ardennes department

Notes and References

1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.