Rely, Pas-de-Calais

Rely
Commune
The town hall of Rely
Coat of arms
Location of Rely
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Coordinates: 50°34′22″N2°21′48″E / 50.5728°N 2.3633°E / 50.5728; 2.3633
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Béthune
Canton	Aire-sur-la-Lys
Intercommunality	CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Marie Macke [1]
Area 1	4.83 km2 (1.86 sq mi)
Population  (2022) [2]	459
• Density	95/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
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.

Rely (Picard: Arly) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. ^[3]

Geography

Rely is situated some 12 miles (19 km) west of Béthune and 34 miles (55 km) southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D341 (an old Roman road, the Chaussée Brunehaut) and the D90 road. The A26 autoroute passes by the commune.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	378	—
1975	360	−0.69%
1982	351	−0.36%
1990	348	−0.11%
1999	371	+0.71%
2007	421	+1.59%
2012	472	+2.31%
2017	454	−0.77%
Source: INSEE [4]

Places of interest

• The church of St.Martin, dating from the sixteenth century.
• The motte and moat of a feudal castle.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
3. INSEE commune file
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE