Harly
This article is about the French commune. For the hill range in Germany also known as the 'Harly', see Harly Forest.
Harly | |
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Location within Hauts-de-France region Harly | |
Coordinates: 49°50′35″N 3°19′19″E / 49.8431°N 3.3219°ECoordinates: 49°50′35″N 3°19′19″E / 49.8431°N 3.3219°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Aisne |
Arrondissement | Saint-Quentin |
Canton | Saint-Quentin-Sud |
Intercommunality | Saint-Quentin |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Bernard Destombes |
Area1 | 3.76 km2 (1.45 sq mi) |
Population (2008)2 | 1,756 |
• Density | 470/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
INSEE/Postal code | 02371 / 02100 |
Elevation |
72–112 m (236–367 ft) (avg. 100 m or 330 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
Harly is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Geography
The commune is located in the valley of the Homblières, it is bathed by the Somme and its marshes and Streaming of Harly.
History
- Latin name: Harcliacum
- Carved flints were found in the town.
- Village of former Vermandois, the stewardship of Amiens, baillages and election of Saint-Quentin, Diocese of Noyon.
By the end of the tenth century, 943, mention is made of super Harli Harly Somenam fluvium in the relationship miracles relics of Saint Quentin.
In the 17th century, Harly, possession of the Chapter of St. Quentin at the outset, is Seigneurerie de l'Abbaye de Vermand.
The municipality had a bunker that belonged to the Hindenburg Line (WWI).
Population
Historical population | ||
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Year | Pop. | ±% |
1962 | 783 | — |
1968 | 1,445 | +84.5% |
1975 | 1,425 | −1.4% |
1982 | 1,976 | +38.7% |
1990 | 1,892 | −4.3% |
1999 | 1,803 | −4.7% |
2008 | 1,756 | −2.6% |
Administration
List of successive mayors :
- René Lamy - Party : PS
- René Horb - Party : PS
- Bernard Destombes
Personalities
Lords of the town (Source Genealogy Aisne)
- 1218 Adam Harly
- 1241-1248 Godard of Harly
- 14?? Jean de Fosseux
- 14?? Philippe de Fosseux said Borgne
- André Triou, historian
- Jean-Marie Lefèvre (born 1953), modernist and minimalist poet
See also
References
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