Rely, Pas-de-Calais

Rely, Pas-de-Calais

French commune
name= Rely
region=
departement=
arrondissement=Béthune
canton= Norrent-Fontes
insee=62701
cp=62120
maire=Jean-Marie Macke
mandat=2008-2014
intercomm=Communauté de communes Artois Flandres
longitude=2.36333333333
latitude=50.5727777778
alt moy=98 m
alt mini=55 m
alt maxi=103 m
hectares=483
km²=4,83
sans=375
date-sans=2005
dens=77|

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

Geography

A farming village,situated some convert|12|mi|km|1 west of Béthune and convert|34|mi|km|1 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.
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:
* In 863 it was part of Flanders.
* In 1180 it became French territory.
* In 1226 it was given to Robert I of Artois, son Louis VIII.
* In 1384 it belonged to Charles the Bold of Burgundy.
* In 1493 it passed to the House of Habsburg.
* In 1640 Artois was reconquered by France, however only a portion of it was returned to France, the other part, which included Rely, stayed in Flanders.
* In 1679, all of the region of Artois was finally ceded to France.

Population

Places of interest

* The church of St.Martin, dating from the 16th century.
* The motte and moat of a feudal castle.

See also

*Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

External links

* [http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=detail&id=27187&req=Rely Rely on the Quid website] fr

Notes

*"This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on July 28th 2008."


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