Journy is a commune

Communes of France

The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...

 in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

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Journy is a village situated 10 miles (16 km) west of Saint-Omer

Saint-Omer

Saint-Omer , a commune and sub-prefecture of the Pas-de-Calais department west-northwest of Lille on the railway to Calais. The town is named after Saint Audomar, who brought Christianity to the area....

, 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

Anvin

Anvin is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.-Geography:Anvin is a farming village located in the Ternoise river valley, 28 miles northwest of Arras, at the junction of the D343, D70 and D94 roads.-Population:...

 to Calais

Calais

Calais is a town in Northern France in the department of Pas-de-Calais, of which it is a sub-prefecture. Although Calais is by far the largest city in Pas-de-Calais, the department's capital is its third-largest city of Arras....

, perhaps as a result of sparks from the engine.