Journet
Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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Journet (French pronunciation: [ʒuʁnɛ]) is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France.
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| Coordinates: 46°27′52″N 0°58′07″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Vienne |
| Arrondissement | Montmorillon |
| Canton | Montmorillon |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Sandrine Andre[1] |
Area 1 | 58.51 km2 (22.59 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 366 |
| • Density | 6.26/km2 (16.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 86118 /86290 |
| Elevation | 97–153 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. | |
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]
