Attichy

Attichy
Attichy

Coordinates: 49°24′40″N 3°02′53″E / 49.411°N 3.048°ECoordinates: 49°24′40″N 3°02′53″E / 49.411°N 3.048°E
Country France
Region Picardy
Department Oise
Arrondissement Compiègne
Canton Attichy
Intercommunality Canton d'Attichy
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Bernard Favrolle
Area1 14.74 km2 (5.69 sq mi)
Population (2009)2 1,933
  Density 130/km2 (340/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 60025 / 60350
Elevation 36–140 m (118–459 ft)
(avg. 47 m or 154 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.

Attichy is a commune in the Oise department in northern France. The current village has a delightful Boulangerie, a lovely library with a detailed history during the first and second world war, an extensive hospital for the elderly, a very economic Pizeria and Le Marie with limited tourist information. During the second world war, the Americans established a Prisoner of War camp at Attichy (Chelles)[1]

Nearby towns: Compiègne, Beauvais, Reims. Closest villages: Couloisy, Jaulzy, Bitry, Berneuil-sur-Aisne, Croutoy, Saint-Pierre-lès-Bitry, Trosly-Breuil.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793 888    
1800 861−3.0%
1806 910+5.7%
1821 947+4.1%
1831 1,006+6.2%
1836 995−1.1%
1841 968−2.7%
1846 950−1.9%
1851 960+1.1%
1856 892−7.1%
1861 950+6.5%
1866 919−3.3%
1872 897−2.4%
1876 873−2.7%
1881 835−4.4%
1886 785−6.0%
1891 811+3.3%
1896 823+1.5%
1901 871+5.8%
1906 889+2.1%
1911 953+7.2%
1921 916−3.9%
1926 1,005+9.7%
1931 1,161+15.5%
1936 1,207+4.0%
1946 1,049−13.1%
1954 1,193+13.7%
1962 1,317+10.4%
1968 1,391+5.6%
1975 1,545+11.1%
1982 1,616+4.6%
1990 1,651+2.2%
1999 1,852+12.2%
2006 1,917+3.5%
2009 1,933+0.8%

See also

References

  1. cf. Der Kinderkäfig von Attichy. Ein Erlebnisbericht, Rheinberg, M. Schiffer Verlag 1957 (The Baby-cage of Attichy, a report [about the camp for juvenile P.O.W.s]).
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