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

Journet
Commune
The church in Journet
Location of Journet
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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  (Jan. 2019)[2]	373
• Density	6.4/km2 (17/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

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]

See also

• Communes of the Vienne department

References

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