Journet Explained

Journet
Commune Status:Commune
Arrondissement:Montmorillon
Canton:Montmorillon
Insee:86118
Postal Code:86290
Mayor:Sandrine Andre[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Coordinates:46.4644°N 0.9686°W
Elevation Min M:97
Elevation Max M:153
Area Km2:58.51

Journet (in French pronounced as /ʒuʁnɛ/) is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France.

Geography

The Salleron flows north-northwestward through the eastern part of the commune.

History

After the retreat of the Germans from France in World War II, it was revealed that the French Academy of Sciences had a secret repository of scientific materials, including 100 boxes of records of the French chemist, Lavoisier, and sixty cases of rare mineral specimens. They had been held in the Chateau du Ry at Journet, near Vienne, where the Gestapo and the ERR weren't able to find them.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 9 August 2021. fr.
  2. Rorimer, James J. 1950. Survival: The Salvage and Restoration of Art in War. New York: Abelard Press. Pages 66-67.