Athies, Pas-de-Calais explained

Athies
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason Athies.svg
Arrondissement:Arras
Canton:Arras-2
Insee:62042
Postal Code:62223
Mayor:Mélanie Pawlak[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:CU d'Arras
Coordinates:50.3031°N 2.8369°W
Elevation M:51
Elevation Min M:47
Elevation Max M:103
Area Km2:4.34

Athies (in French pronounced as /ati/) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.[2]

Geography

A village located 2 miles (3 km) east of Arras at the junction of the D37 and D42 roads.

History

Initially, Athies was called Atheiae, a word taken from Latin which means ’’hut’’, which indicates than it was a marshy area with shacks for fishermen or peat-gatherers.
In 1493, the village was looted and burned by German soldiers from the garrison of Arras.
A castle stood at the place now called "the Barony". The old church that was destroyed during the 1914-18 war had been built in 1786 just before the French Revolution. Whilst many churches were destroyed during this time, this new church was spared.
The village was invaded several times over the centuries, especially by the Spanish in the 17th century and was all but destroyed during World War I.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.
  2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/cog/commune/COM62042-athies INSEE commune file