Harponville

Harponville
Harponville
Location within Picardy region Harponville
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
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)
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 Picardie 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

See also

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 http://cor-wynn.com - Jardinier en permaculture à Harponville http://cor-wynn.com/atelier/pimpmingardin/

References

• INSEE

External links

• Harponville on the Quid website (French)