Harly (French pronunciation: [aʁli]) is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Geography
The commune is located in the valley of the Homblières, it is bathed by the Somme and its marshes and Streaming of Harly.
History
- Latin name: Harcliacum
- Carved flints were found in the town.
- Village of former Vermandois, the stewardship of Amiens, bailages and election of Saint-Quentin, Diocese of Noyon.
By the end of the tenth century, 943, mention is made of super Harli Harly Somenam fluvium in the relationship miracles relics of Saint Quentin.
In the 17th century, Harly, possession of the Chapter of St. Quentin at the outset, is Seigneurerie de l'Abbaye de Vermand.
The municipality had a bunker that belonged to the Hindenburg Line (WWI).
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 783 | — |
| 1968 | 1,445 | +84.5% |
| 1975 | 1,425 | −1.4% |
| 1982 | 1,976 | +38.7% |
| 1990 | 1,892 | −4.3% |
| 1999 | 1,803 | −4.7% |
| 2008 | 1,756 | −2.6% |
Administration
List of successive mayors :
- René Lamy - Party : PS
- René Horb - Party : PS
- Bernard Destombes
Places of interest
- Saint-Martin church, dated from the 17th century, destroyed during the First World War and rebuilt around 1926.
- Monument to deaths in the First and Second world wars.
- Calvary located on rue Quentin-de-la Tour.
- Daltroff factory[3] and worker accommodation next to the factory, built in 1875.[4]
- Château d'Harly (important bourgeois house), destroyed during the First World War.
- A Merovingian cemetery, containing around 700 graves.
Notable people
Lords of the town (Source Genealogy Aisne)
- 1218 Adam Harly
- 1241-1248 Godard of Harly
- 14?? Jean de Fosseux
- 14?? Philippe de Fosseux, often used the last name Borgne
- 1734-1811 Joseph Dufermont, parish priest and member of the National Assembly.
- 192?-2019[5] André Triou, historian
- Jean-Marie Lefèvre (born 1953), modernist and minimalist poet
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ Ancienne broderie mécanique Daltroff, usine de la Société Industrielle et Technique pour l'Electricité, Ateliers de Constructions Electriques de Delle, puis de la Sté UNELEC, puis Laboratoire GE-Power Controls et ateliers MECA-ELEC.
- ^ Cité ouvrière Daltroff.
- ^ http://aisne-info.org/news/saint-quentin-hommage-a-andre-triou-184 [dead link]
