Renty
Renty (French pronunciation: [ʁɑ̃ti]; West Flemish: Renteke) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]
Renty Renteke | |
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The square of Renty | |
Coat of arms | |
Renty Renty | |
| Coordinates: 50°35′02″N 2°04′25″E / 50.5839°N 2.0736°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Omer |
| Canton | Fruges |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Saint-Omer |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Marc Findinier[1] |
| Area 1 | 15.67 km2 (6.05 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 581 |
| • Density | 37/km2 (96/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62704 /62560 |
| Elevation | 77–186 m (253–610 ft) (avg. 162 m or 531 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography edit
Renty lies about 13 miles (21 km) southwest of Saint-Omer, on the D129 road, by the banks of the river Aa.
Population edit
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 484 | — |
| 1975 | 429 | −1.71% |
| 1982 | 448 | +0.62% |
| 1990 | 463 | +0.41% |
| 1999 | 439 | −0.59% |
| 2007 | 525 | +2.26% |
| 2012 | 615 | +3.22% |
| 2017 | 624 | +0.29% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Places of interest edit
- Two churches, dating from the seventeenth century.
- The ruins of the castle of Renty, destroyed in 1638.
The Battle of Renty (August 13th, 1554) edit
Henry II of France inherited his father's fight against Charles Quint. After the failure of a peace trip to Germany, his armies occupied Metz, Toul and Verdun in order to consolidate the north-east border of France. In June 1554, Renty, a small village with a solid castle was in the hands of Spanish imperial troops.
At noon, the French artillery began firing at Renty Castle. The siege lasted until August 15.
The castle was restored in 1630 but was destroyed eight years later in August 1638, during the Thirty Years War, by Marshal Châtillon.
There are still traces of the feudal motte in the centre of the village.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links edit
- Château de Renty – fishing and history (in French)