Rely, Pas-de-Calais

Rely
Rely

Coordinates: 50°34′22″N 2°21′48″E / 50.5728°N 2.3633°E / 50.5728; 2.3633Coordinates: 50°34′22″N 2°21′48″E / 50.5728°N 2.3633°E / 50.5728; 2.3633
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Béthune
Canton Norrent-Fontes
Intercommunality Artois Flandres
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jean-Marie Macke
Area1 4.83 km2 (1.86 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 416
  Density 86/km2 (220/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 62701 / 62120
Elevation 55–103 m (180–338 ft)
(avg. 98 m or 322 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.

Rely is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

Rely is situated some 12 miles (19.3 km) west of Béthune and 34 miles (54.7 km) southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D341 (an old Roman road, the Chaussee Brunehaut) and the D90 road. The A26 autoroute passes by the commune.

History

The village of Rely existed during the Gallo-Roman period and was located on a Roman road, the ‘’Chausée (carriageway) Brunehaut’’, that connected Thérouanne, Arras and Boulogne-sur-Mer.
Many villages on or near this Brunehaut road have the same origins, such as Blessy, Estrée-Blanche, Ligny, Auchy-au-Bois and Ferfay. Originally small Roman stations where troops or convoys came to rest and eat on their travels between Rome, Arras, Thérouanne and Boulogne, these stations then developed and became the villages of today.
The castle, built on a hill surrounded by a wide and deep moat served as a refuge against the successive invasions and plundering of the Normans, Flemish and Spanish armies. Rely has followed the fate of the volatile Artois region over the centuries:

Population

Population history
1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006
313 378 360 351 348 371 416
Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates

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