Jandun

Jandun
Commune
Town hall
Location of Jandun
Jandun Jandun
Coordinates: 49°39′50″N 4°33′27″E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Ardennes
Arrondissement	Charleville-Mézières
Canton	Signy-l'Abbaye
Intercommunality	Crêtes Préardennaises
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	François Garcia
Area 1	12.78 km2 (4.93 sq mi)
Population  (2012)	285
• Density	22/km2 (58/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	08236 /08430
Elevation	340 m (1,120 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Jandun is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France.

"Romy" mineral water is produced here.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	219	—
1968	230	+5.0%
1975	206	−10.4%
1982	230	+11.7%
1990	242	+5.2%
1999	235	−2.9%
2008	276	+17.4%
2012	285	+3.3%

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.

• 
  Notre-Dame church
• 
  Fresco of Saint Fiacre
• 
  Statues of Saint Fiacre
• 
  The Baroque altar
• 
  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

• INSEE