Renty

For the enslaved man, see Renty Taylor.

Renty (French pronunciation: [ʁɑ̃ti]; West Flemish: Renteke) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France^[3] about 13 miles (21 km) southwest of Saint-Omer, by the banks of the river Aa.

Renty Renteke
Commune
The square of Renty
Coat of arms
Location of Renty
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Coordinates: 50°35′02″N 2°04′25″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Saint-Omer
Canton	Fruges
Intercommunality	Pays de Saint-Omer
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Marc Findinier[1]
Area 1	15.67 km2 (6.05 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	589
• Density	38/km2 (97/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62704 /62560
Elevation	77–186 m (253–610 ft) (avg. 162 m or 531 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	484	—
1975	429	−1.71%
1982	448	+0.62%
1990	463	+0.41%
1999	439	−0.59%
2007	525	+2.26%
2012	615	+3.22%
2017	624	+0.29%
Source: INSEE[4]

Battle of Renty, 1554

Main article: The Battle of Renty

Transport

The Chemin de fer d'Anvin à Calais opened a railway station at Renty in 1881.^[5] The railway was closed in 1955.^[6]

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department