Journet

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Location of Journet

(2020–2026) Sandrine Andre^[1]Area

58.51 km² (22.59 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

370 • Density6.3/km² (16/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

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.^[3]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Rorimer, James J. 1950. Survival: The Salvage and Restoration of Art in War. New York: Abelard Press. Pages 66-67.