Journy

Journy is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais département in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography
Journy is a village situated 10 miles (16 km) west of Saint-Omer, on the D191 road. The area around the village was once a heath called Les Dornes, which regularly caught fire along the railway line from Anvin to Calais, perhaps as a result of sparks from the engine. The local newspaper l'Independent reported, for example, that in April 1908, 70 acre of the Dornes and 35 acre of woodland of the ancient seigneurie of Journy have repeatedly burned, with a fire still raging 3 hours after the passing of the train, which justified a police investigation.

Places of interest

 * The church of St.Omer, dating from the sixteenth century.

Transport
The Chemin de fer d'Anvin à Calais opened a railway station at Journy in 1881. The railway was closed in 1955.