Jandun () is a
commune in the
Ardennes
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department
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* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
Government and military
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in northern
France
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.
"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
fresco
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es, a
Baroque
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altar
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and some sculpted
capitals
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.
Stained glass
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and statues decorate the interior.
* In the grounds of the church is a sculpted stone cross, classified as a ''
monument historique
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'' in 1963 by the
French Ministry of Culture.
Saint Fiacre
Saint Fiacre ( ga, Fiachra, la, Fiacrius) is the name of three different Irish saints, the most famous of which is Saint Fiacre of Breuil (c. AD 600 – 18 August 670), the Catholic priest, abbot, hermit, and gardener of the seventh century w ...
Jandun (Ardennes) église Notre-Dame, statue Saint Fiacre.JPG, Statues of Saint Fiacre
Jandun (Ardennes) église Notre-Dame, autel baroque.JPG, The Baroque altar
Jandun (08 Ardennes) - Calvaire - Photo Francis Neuvens lesardennesvuesdusol.fotoloft.jpg, Sculpted cross
People linked to the commune
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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
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soldier who served for twelve years as tutor to
Frederick the Great
Frederick II (german: Friedrich II.; 24 January 171217 August 1786) was King in Prussia from 1740 until 1772, and King of Prussia from 1772 until his death in 1786. His most significant accomplishments include his military successes in the Sil ...
.
*
Émile Bourquelot, born in Jandun on 21 June 1851, chemist and professor of pharmacy.
See also
*
Communes of the Ardennes department
References
Communes of Ardennes (department)
Ardennes communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia
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