Rely, Pas-de-Calais

Rely

The town hall of Rely

Coat of arms

Rely

Location within Hauts-de-France region

Rely

Coordinates: 50°34′22″N 2°21′48″E / 50.5728°N 2.3633°ECoordinates: 50°34′22″N 2°21′48″E / 50.5728°N 2.3633°E

Country

Artois Flandres

Government

• Mayor (2008–2014)

Jean-Marie Macke

Area¹

4.83 km² (1.86 sq mi)

Population (2006)²

416

• Density

86/km² (220/sq mi)

Time zone

CET (UTC+1)

• Summer (DST)

CEST (UTC+2)

INSEE/Postal code

62701 /62120

Elevation

55–103 m (180–338 ft)
(avg. 98 m or 322 ft)

¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

²Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Rely is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Rely is situated some 12 miles (19.3 km) west of Béthune and 34 miles (54.7 km) southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D341 (an old Roman road, the Chaussee Brunehaut) and the D90 road. The A26 autoroute passes by the commune.

The village of Rely existed during the Gallo-Roman period and was located on a Roman road, the ‘’Chausée (carriageway) Brunehaut’’, that connected Thérouanne, Arras and Boulogne-sur-Mer.
Many villages on or near this Brunehaut road have the same origins, such as Blessy, Estrée-Blanche, Ligny, Auchy-au-Bois and Ferfay. Originally small Roman stations where troops or convoys came to rest and eat on their travels between Rome, Arras, Thérouanne and Boulogne, these stations then developed and became the villages of today.
The castle, built on a hill surrounded by a wide and deep moat served as a refuge against the successive invasions and plundering of the Normans, Flemish and Spanish armies. Rely has followed the fate of the volatile Artois region over the centuries:

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