Renty

Renty
Renteke
The square of Renty
Location of Renty
Renty
Renty
Coordinates: 50°35′02″N 2°04′25″E / 50.5839°N 2.0736°E / 50.5839; 2.0736
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementSaint-Omer
CantonFruges
IntercommunalityPays de Saint-Omer
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Marc Findinier[1]
Area
1
15.67 km2 (6.05 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
589
 • Density38/km2 (97/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62704 /62560
Elevation77–186 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.

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] about 13 miles (21 km) southwest of Saint-Omer, by the banks of the river Aa.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968484—    
1975429−1.71%
1982448+0.62%
1990463+0.41%
1999439−0.59%
2007525+2.26%
2012615+3.22%
2017624+0.29%
Source: INSEE[4]

Battle of Renty, 1554

Transport

The Chemin de fer d'Anvin à Calais opened a railway station at Renty in 1881.[5] The railway was closed in 1955.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. ^ Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, p. 31.
  6. ^ Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, pp. 281–82.

Sources

  • Farebrother, Martin J B; Farebrother, Joan S (2008). Tortillards of Artois. Usk: The Oakwood Press. ISBN 978-0-85361-679-5.