Jump to content

Harponville

Coordinates: 50°02′10″N 2°30′11″E / 50.0361°N 2.5031°E / 50.0361; 2.5031
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Harponville
The church in Harponville
The church in Harponville
Coat of arms of Harponville
Location of Harponville
Map
Harponville is located in France
Harponville
Harponville
Harponville is located in Hauts-de-France
Harponville
Harponville
Coordinates: 50°02′10″N 2°30′11″E / 50.0361°N 2.5031°E / 50.0361; 2.5031
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentSomme
ArrondissementPéronne
CantonAlbert
IntercommunalityPays du Coquelicot
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Christophe Lemaitre[1]
Area
1
2.75 km2 (1.06 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
174
 • Density63/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
80420 /80560
Elevation69–147 m (226–482 ft)
(avg. 135 m or 443 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Harponville is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

[edit]

Harponville is situated on the D47 road, some 20 miles (32 km) northeast of Amiens.

History

[edit]

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 century, 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

[edit]
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 160—    
1975 151−0.82%
1982 150−0.09%
1990 130−1.77%
1999 125−0.43%
2007 151+2.39%
2012 178+3.34%
2017 180+0.22%
Source: INSEE[3]

Places of interest

[edit]
  • 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

See also

[edit]

Tiodave Sambé Destrotilles : - Professeur de Picard à l'université d'Amiens - Chef d'entreprise en langue et culture picarde à Harponville http://grebenote.com - Chroniqueur d'actualités sur le web en langue picarde http://nomdezeu.over-blog.fr

Sam Corwynn - Luthier, musicien et sorcier à Harponville https://web.archive.org/web/20130620183717/http://cor-wynn.com/ - Jardinier en permaculture à Harponville https://web.archive.org/web/20130821010221/http://cor-wynn.com/atelier/pimpmingardin/

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE