Journy

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location of Journy

(2021–2026) Micheline Cocquerel^[1]Area

3.35 km² (1.29 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

297 • Density89/km² (230/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

62478 /62850

Elevation69–184 m (226–604 ft)
(avg. 144 m or 472 ft)Websitemairie-journy.fr¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Journy (French pronunciation: [ʒuʁni]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais département in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[3]

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.^[4]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	241	—
1975	239	−0.12%
1982	221	−1.11%
1990	246	+1.35%
1999	230	−0.74%
2007	272	+2.12%
2012	273	+0.07%
2017	287	+1.01%
Source: INSEE^[5]

Places of interest

The church of St.Omer, dating from the sixteenth century.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file
^ Journal l'Indépendant, semaine du 31 mars au 6 avril 1908
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE