Attichy

Attichy
The railway station in Attichy
Location of Attichy
Attichy
Attichy
Coordinates: 49°24′40″N 3°02′53″E / 49.411°N 3.048°E / 49.411; 3.048
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentOise
ArrondissementCompiègne
CantonCompiègne-1
IntercommunalityCC Lisières Oise
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Bernard Favrole[1]
Area
1
14.74 km2 (5.69 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
1,855
 • Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
60025 /60350
Elevation36–140 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.

Attichy (French pronunciation: [atiʃi]) is a commune in the Oise department in northern France. The current village has a bakery, a library with a detailed history during the First and Second World War, a hospital for the elderly, a pizzeria and a town hall with limited tourist information. During the Second World War, the Americans established a Prisoner of War camp at Attichy (Chelles)[3]

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

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,391—    
1975 1,545+1.51%
1982 1,616+0.64%
1990 1,651+0.27%
1999 1,852+1.28%
2009 1,933+0.43%
2014 1,859−0.78%
2020 1,864+0.04%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ 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]).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE