Harchies
Section of Bernissart in Wallonia, Belgium
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Harchies is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Bernissart located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.
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The Holy Virgin church | |
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| Coordinates: 50°28′N 03°41′E | |
| Country | Belgium |
| Community | French Community |
| Region | Wallonia |
| Province | Hainaut |
| Arrondissement | Ath |
| Municipality | Ath |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.10 km2 (1.97 sq mi) |
| Population (2020-01-01) | |
• Total | 1,771 |
| • Density | 347/km2 (900/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 7321 |
| Area codes | 069 |
In 1964, it merged with Bernissart, and then, in 1977, the latter merged again with several neighboring municipalities to form the current municipality, during the municipality mergers in Belgium.
Toponymy
A late Gallo-Roman formation in -IACAS, a suffix derived from IACU, of Gallic origin *-āko, indicating ownership. The distribution of -IACAS is limited to the far north of France (Picardy, Normandy...) and Belgium. It explains most of the toponymic formations in -ies.
It generally combines with a personal name of Germanic origin and, more rarely, Roman origin.
Harchies would trace back to a toponymic type *HARICIACAS,[1] based on the Germanic anthroponym Haricho.
History
In 1138, the Bishop of Cambrai granted the Harchies altar and its dependencies to the Abbey of Saint-Ghislain in Hainaut.[2]
Gallery
The funerary stele of Charles Faily Lord and his wife.
The drawbridge.
The Harchies Marshes.
The Pommerœul-Antoing canal.
The station.
