Journet

Journet
The church in Journet
Location of Journet
Journet
Journet
Coordinates: 46°27′52″N 0°58′07″E / 46.4644°N 0.9686°E / 46.4644; 0.9686
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentVienne
ArrondissementMontmorillon
CantonMontmorillon
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Sandrine Andre[1]
Area
1
58.51 km2 (22.59 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
366
 • Density6.26/km2 (16.2/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
86118 /86290
Elevation97–153 m (318–502 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Journet (French pronunciation: [ʒuʁnɛ]) is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France.

Geography

Journet is located within the Montmorillon living area and economic zone.[3] The Salleron flows north-northwestward through the eastern part of the commune. Journet is situated on a landscape characterized by mixed farmland and woodland, gently rolling terrain and a temprate oceanic climate, typical of western France.[4]

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.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ^ "Journet | Territoires en Nouvelle-Aquitaine". territoires.nouvelle-aquitaine.fr (in French). Retrieved 2026-03-23.
  4. ^ "Journet - 86290 - Annuaire des Collectivités". collectivite.fr (in French). Retrieved 2026-03-23.
  5. ^ Rorimer, James J. 1950. Survival: The Salvage and Restoration of Art in War. New York: Abelard Press. Pages 66-67.