Journy

Not to be confused with Journey.

Journy
Commune
The town hall of Journy
Coat of arms
Location of Journy
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Coordinates: 50°45′12″N 1°59′45″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Saint-Omer
Canton	Lumbres
Intercommunality	Pays de Lumbres
Government
• Mayor (2021–2026)	Micheline Cocquerel[1]
Area ^1	3.35 km^2 (1.29 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	297
• Density	89/km^2 (230/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62478 /62850
Elevation	69–184 m (226–604 ft) (avg. 144 m or 472 ft)
Website	mairie-journy.fr
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (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] 10 miles (16 km) west of Saint-Omer.

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[4]

Transport

The Chemin de fer d'Anvin à Calais opened a railway station at Journy in 1881.^[5] The railway was closed in 1955.^[6]

The local newspaper l'Independent reported that in April 1908, 70 acres (280,000 m²) of the Dornes and 35 acres (140,000 m²) of woodland of Journy were burning, with a fire still burning 3 hours after the passing of the train, which justified a police investigation.^[7]

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. INSEE commune file
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
5. Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, p. 31.
6. Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, pp. 281–82.
7. Journal l'Indépendant, week 31 March to 6 April 1908

Sources

• Farebrother, Martin J B; Farebrother, Joan S (2008). Tortillards of Artois. Usk: The Oakwood Press. ISBN 978-0-85361-679-5.