Jandun

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Jandun
Commune
Town hall
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Coordinates: 49°39′50″N 4°33′27″E / 49.6639°N 4.5575°E / 49.6639; 4.5575Coordinates: 49°39′50″N 4°33′27″E / 49.6639°N 4.5575°E / 49.6639; 4.5575
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Ardennes
Arrondissement	Charleville-Mézières
Canton	Signy-l'Abbaye
Intercommunality	Crêtes Préardennaises
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	François Garcia[1]
Area 1	12.78 km2 (4.93 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[2]	291
• Density	23/km2 (59/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	08236 /08430
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Jandun (French pronunciation: ​[ʒɑ̃dœ̃]) is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France.

"Romy" mineral water is produced here.

Population[]

Sights and monuments[]

• The church, Notre-Dame de Jandun, dates from the 12th and 13th centuries. It has 19th century frescoes, a Baroque altar and some sculpted capitals. Stained glass and statues decorate the interior.
• In the grounds of the church is a sculpted stone cross, classified as a monument historique in 1963 by the French Ministry of Culture.^[3]

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  Notre-Dame church

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  Fresco of Saint Fiacre

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  Statues of Saint Fiacre

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  The Baroque altar

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  Sculpted cross

People linked to the commune[]

• Jean de Jandun (circa 1285–1323) was a French philosopher, theologian, and political writer.
• The Duhan family, lords of part of Jaudun :
  • Jean Duhan, counsellor to the king.
  • Jacques Égide du Han (1685–1746), also known as Jacques Égide Duhan de Jandun, Huguenot soldier who served for twelve years as tutor to Frederick the Great.
• Émile Bourquelot, born in Jandun on 21 June 1851, chemist and professor of pharmacy.

See also[]

• Communes of the Ardennes department

References[]

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