Private company
Janoir
The Janoir was a French motorcycle manufactured from 1919 until 1922 in Saint-Ouen. The few that were made were 965 cc flat twins. Born in Lugny (Saone-et-Loire) in 1883, Louis Janoir gets his plane pilot's licence in 1911.2 It was founded in 1921.1 It is headquartered in Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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The Janoir was a French motorcycle manufactured from 1919 until 1922 in Saint-Ouen. The few that were made were 965 cc flat twins.2
Products and brands
Janoir also advertised that they made sidecars, and vehicle bodywork (carrosserie), an example being the Peugeot electric vans in 1926 which were bodied by Janoir. Janoir also built bespoke coachwork for cars, and examples surviving or featured in photos include Delahaye c1923, Lorraine-Dietrich c1924, Delage cars c1925 to 1927.
From Wikipedia’s article on Janoir, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3
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- 1WikidataJanoir on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaJanoir on Wikipedia
- 3WikipediaJanoir on Wikipedia (revision used)
- 4Wikimedia CommonsJanoir photo by Agence Rol, Public domain