Journet () is a commune in the

Vienne Vienne may refer to: Places *Vienne (department), a department of France named after the river Vienne *Vienne, Isère, a city in the French department of Isère * Vienne-en-Arthies, a village in the French department of Val-d'Oise * Vienne-en-Bessi ...

department in the

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in western

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Geography

The

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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

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had a secret repository of scientific materials, including 100 boxes of records of the French chemist,

Lavoisier Antoine-Laurent de Lavoisier ( ; ; 26 August 17438 May 1794),
CNRS (

Chateau du Ry at Journet, near

, where the

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and the

ERR Err is the verb form of error. Err, err or ERR may refer to: Geography * Err, Pyrénées-Orientales, a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department, France * Errachidia Province, Morocco, by ISO 3166-2:MA code * Piz d'Err, a mountain in the A ...

weren't able to find them.Rorimer, James J. 1950. Survival: The Salvage and Restoration of Art in War. New York: Abelard Press. Pages 66-67.

Geography

History

See also