Harponville

Harponville
Harponville
Location within Hauts-de-France region Harponville
Coordinates: 50°02′10″N 2°30′11″E / 50.0361°N 2.5031°E / 50.0361; 2.5031Coordinates: 50°02′10″N 2°30′11″E / 50.0361°N 2.5031°E / 50.0361; 2.5031
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Amiens
Canton	Acheux-en-Amiénois
Intercommunality	Pays du Coquelicot
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Dominique Renaud
Area¹	2.75 km² (1.06 sq mi)
Population (2006)²	148
• Density	54/km² (140/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	80420 / 80560
Elevation	69–147 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. ² Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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

Geography

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

History

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 cenruty, 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

Historical population of Harponville
Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	143	160	151	150	130	125	148
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

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

References

INSEE

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Harponville.

Harponville on the Quid website (French)

Communes of the Somme department

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