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{{French commune |
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|name= Renty |
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|region=[[Image:Blason Nord-Pas-De-Calais.svg|20px]] [[Nord-Pas-de-Calais]] |
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|departement=[[Image:Pas de Calais Arms.svg|20px]] [[Pas-de-Calais]] |
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|arrondissement=[[Image:Blason saint omer.png|20px]] [[arrondissement of Saint-Omer|Saint-Omer]] |
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|canton= Fauquembergues |
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|insee=62704 |
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|cp=62560 |
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|maire=Jean Vielliard |
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|mandat= |
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|intercomm=[[Communauté de communes du Canton de Fauquembergues]] |
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|longitude=2.07361111111 |
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|latitude=50.5838888889 |
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|alt moy=162 m |
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|alt mini=77 m |
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|alt maxi=186 m |
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|hectares=1 567 |
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|km²=15,67 |
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|sans=439 |
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|date-sans=1 999 |
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|dens=28|}} |
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'''Renty''' is a [[communes of the Pas-de-Calais département|commune]] in the [[Pas-de-Calais]] ''[[département in France|département]]'' in the [[Nord-Pas-de-Calais]] region of [[France]]. |
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== Geography == |
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A village some 13 miles (21km) southwest of [[Saint-Omer]], on the D129 road, by the banks of the river [[Aa]]. |
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== Population == |
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|+ style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 1.1em; margin-bottom: 0.5em"| Population Evolution |
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! 1962 !! 1968 !! 1975 !! 1982 !! 1990 !! 1999 |
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| align=center| 443|| align=center| 484|| align=center|429|| align=center|448|| align=center| 463|| align=center| 439 |
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| colspan=6 align=center| <small>Census count starting from 1962 : [[Population without double counting]] |
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== Places of interest == |
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* Two churches, dating from the 17th century. |
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* The ruins of the castle of Renty, destroyed in 1638. |
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== The Battle of Renty (August 13th, 1554) == |
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[[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 Empire|Spanish]] imperial troops. <br> |
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At noon, the French artillery began firing at Renty Castle. The siege lasted until August 15th. <br> |
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The castle was restored in 1630 but was destroyed eight years later in August 1638, during the [[Thirty Years War]], by Marshal Châtillon. <br> |
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There are still traces of the [[feudal]] [[motte]] in the centre of the village. |
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== See also == |
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[[Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department]] |
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== External links == |
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* [http://pechealatruite.chez-alice.fr/ Château de Renty – fishing and history] {{fr}} |
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* [http://www.recensement.insee.fr/RP99/rp99/co_navigation.co_page?nivgeo=C&codgeo=62704&theme=ALL&typeprod=ALL&lang=FR&quelcas=LISTE Renty on the Insee website] {{fr}} |
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* [http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=detail&id=27190&req=Renty Renty on the Quid website] {{fr}} |
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== Notes == |
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*''This article is based on the [[:fr:Renty|equivalent article]] from the [[French Wikipedia]], consulted on May 18th 2008.'' |
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[[Category:Communes of Pas-de-Calais]] |
[[Category:Communes of Pas-de-Calais]] |
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