Journy Explained

Journy
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason Journy.svg
Arrondissement:Saint-Omer
Canton:Lumbres
Insee:62478
Postal Code:62850
Mayor:Micheline Cocquerel[1]
Term:2021 - 2026
Intercommunality:Pays de Lumbres
Coordinates:50.7533°N 1.9958°W
Elevation M:144
Elevation Min M:69
Elevation Max M:184
Area Km2:3.35

Journy (in French pronounced as /ʒuʁni/) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais département in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[2]

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, 70acres of the Dornes and 35acres 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.[3]

Places of interest

Transport

The Chemin de fer d'Anvin à Calais opened a railway station at Journy in 1881. The railway was closed in 1955.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.
  2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/cog/commune/COM62478-journy INSEE commune file
  3. Journal l'Indépendant, semaine du 31 mars au 6 avril 1908