Harponville

French commune| name= Harponville


x = 143
y = 38
region=Picardie
departement=Somme
arrondissement= Amiens
canton=Acheux-en-Amiénois
insee=80420
cp=80560
maire=M. Dominique Renaud
mandat=2001-2008
intercomm=Communauté de communes du Pays du Coquelicot
alt moy=135 m
alt mini=69 m
alt maxi=147 m
hectares=275
km²=2,75
sans=125
date-sans=1999
dens=45|

Harponville is a commune in the Somme "département" in the Picardie region of France.

Geography

A village set amongst woods and valleys, situated on the D47 road, some 20 miles northeast of Amiens.

History

The village of Harponville is first noted as belonging to the abbey at Saint-Riquier. Later it becomes a strongly Protestant place, owing to the Raincheval family’s influence. Burials took place in the gardens of their home.
At the beginning of the 19th cenruty, the cordiality between the two denominations was such that they decided to build a wall in the old parish church, catholic on one side, protestant on the other.This wall was later demolished and a church for the protestants was built in 1823 and rebuilt in 1863 after a fire.
The village was unaffected by World War I. A defensive system of trenches and a blockhouse were set up in the ‘’Bois de l’Abbaye’’ near ‘’Mont d’Harponville’’ which kept the village safe.

Population

Places of interest

* The 19th century church. The stone came from the former château of Harponville and the old abbey at Clairfaye
* 19th century Protestant church. (Permanent exposition inside)
* 19th century school

ee also

Communes of the Somme department

External links

* [http://www.recensement.insee.fr/RP99/rp99/co_navigation.co_page?nivgeo=C&codgeo=80420&theme=ALL&typeprod=ALL&lang=FR&quelcas=LISTE Harponville on the Insee website] fr

* [http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=query&req=Harponville Harponville on the Quid website] fr

Notes

*"This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on February 20th 2008."