Athie (French pronunciation: [ati]) is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of eastern France.
Athie | |
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 The Moulin d'Athie | |
Location of Athie  | |
  Athie  Athie | |
| Coordinates: 47°34′01″N 4°15′17″E / 47.5669°N 4.2547°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Côte-d'Or |
| Arrondissement | Montbard |
| Canton | Montbard |
| Intercommunality | CC Montbardois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Pascal Lhuillier[1] |
| Area 1 | 5.92 km2 (2.29 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 78 |
| • Density | 13/km2 (34/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 21029 /21500 |
| Elevation | 210–403 m (689–1,322 ft) (avg. 214 m or 702 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
editAthie is located some 12 km south-west of Montbard and 13 km north-east of Époisses. Access to the commune is by road D4 from Senailly in the north which passes through the village and continues south-west to Bard-lès-Époisses. The D1 road comes from Moutiers-Saint-Jean in the west passing through the village and merging with the D4 then continuing south-east to Viserny. There is a large band of forest in the north-east of the commune with small patches south of the village and the rest of the land is farmland.[3]
The Armançon river flows through the centre of the commune from south to north, eventually joining the Yonne at Migennes. The Reome river flows from the west to join the Armançon in the village.[3]
Neighbouring communes and villages
editHistory
editDuring the French Revolutionary National Convention period (1792-1795), the commune, formerly called Athie-lès-Moutier,[4] took the name Athie-sous-Réome.[5]
Administration
editList of Successive Mayors[6]
| From | To | Name |
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| 2001 | 2008 | Michel Lhuillier |
| 2008 | 2026 | Pascal Lhuillier |
Demography
editIn 2017 the commune had 75 inhabitants.
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Sites and monuments
editThere is a Cemetery Cross (15th century) next to a country church which is registered as a historical monument.[8]
There is an attractive garden at the Moulin d'Athie. There is also a magnificent Pietà at the crossroads of Rue Haute and the Grande Rue.
The parish Church of Saint-Cassien contains several items which are registered as historical objects:
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ a b c Google Maps
- ^ According to: Revolutionary names of communes of France, p. 17, consulted on 31 July 2012 (in French)
- ^ a b Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Athie, EHESS (in French).
- ^ List of Mayors of France (in French)
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00112073 Cemetery Cross (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM21000102 Statue: Saint Cassien (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM21000101 Statue: Saint Barbe (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM21000100 Statue: Virgin and Child (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM21000099 Statue: Saint Jacques (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM21000098 Statue: Christ (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM21000097 Tabernacle (in French)
External links
edit- Athie on the old IGN website (in French)
- Athie on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
- Athye on the 1750 Cassini Map