Attilly is a commune in the department of Aisne in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France.

Attilly
Commune
Town hall
Town hall
Location of Attilly
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Attilly is located in France
Attilly
Attilly
Attilly is located in Hauts-de-France
Attilly
Attilly
Coordinates: 49°51′27″N 3°10′10″E / 49.8575°N 3.1694°E / 49.8575; 3.1694
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentAisne
ArrondissementSaint-Quentin
CantonSaint-Quentin-1
IntercommunalityPays du Vermandois
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Sylvie Belmere[1]
Area
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11.81 km2 (4.56 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
348
 • Density29/km2 (76/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
02029 /02490
Elevation66–141 m (217–463 ft)
(avg. 150 m or 490 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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Attilly is located 5 km west of Saint-Quentin just north of the A29 autoroute which passes through the southwestern corner of the commune. It can be accessed by several roads: the D73 from Beauvois-en-Vermandois in the southwest to Villeveque, the D733 from Etreillers in the south going northwest to Villeveque, the D33 going north from Etreillers to Attilly village and continuing north to Marteville and Vermand, the D73 from the D1029 in the north to Marteville, and the D686 from Holnon in the east to the village. There are three villages and hamlets in the commune:[3]

  • Attilly in the centre with the town hall, the school (closed), the festival hall, the church, the train station (closed), 25 cafes (all closed), and a water tower
  • Marteville in the north with its cemetery, railway station (closed), castle (private) is located next to the village of Vermand
  • Villeveque in the west with the villa of the Prince of Monaco, ponds for fishing, and the mill (where it is possible to learn to swim)

Much of the commune is farmland; however, it is partly surrounded by the Forests of Holnon and Attilly.[4]

The Omignon river passes along and forms the northwestern border of the commune through Marteville and Villevèque.[5]

Neighbouring communes and villages

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History

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The name Attilly is derived from a word translated as "overlooking the water" and probably owes its name to its position atop a hill.[6] The origin of the name Attilly therefore probably dates back to a Roman villa. However, the region has been inhabited for much longer.[7]

Charles Poette[8] wrote a history at the beginning of the 20th century. The village was destroyed during the First World War: only a single wall was still standing at the end of the conflict on the Rue du Prozet.

Administration

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List of Successive Mayors of Attilly[9]

From To Name Party
François Vassant
Georges Lenain
1983 2008 Pierre Vassant
2008 2020 Jean-Paul Bruet DVG
2020 Present Sylvie Belmere[1]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 376—    
1975 376+0.00%
1982 378+0.08%
1990 401+0.74%
1999 397−0.11%
2007 398+0.03%
2012 376−1.13%
2017 363−0.70%
Source: INSEE[10]

Sites and Monuments

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The War memorial
  • The Church of Saint Martin
  • The War memorial commemorating the First World War.
  • Marteville Communal Cemetery, a British military cemetery managed by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
  • A Calvary on the road between Attilly and Marteville (Vermand), another between Attilly and Holnon, and another on the road to Etreillers. There is also one at the entrance to the village from the Attilly forest which is located facing the road to Vermand not far from the church
  • A Calvary or Wayside Cross on the dirt road towards Etreillers after the water tower at the top of the village.
  • A Tomb on the road to Etreillers
  • The Place Verte (Green Square) located on the old Roman road between Holnon and Vermand
  • The ruins of a Chapel in the middle of Attilly forest where there was an old village abandoned after the First World War
  • The Place du Sar (Royal Square) where 14 July is celebrated and where the hall is built
  • A Dovecote next to the Rue de l'Eglise.
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Culture

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The language spoken in Attilly is still a Picard dialect.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Canton of Vermand Map (in French)
  4. ^ Forests of Holnon and Attilly (in French)
  5. ^ a b Google Maps
  6. ^ History of Aisne (in French)
  7. ^ Fagnart, Jean-Pierre, Industry at Federmesser in the Forests of Holnon at Attilly, Aisne, France, in a North-west European context, 1987 (in French)
  8. ^ Charles Poette Book (in French)
  9. ^ List of Mayors of Aisne>
  10. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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