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| Coordinates:50°18′11″N2°50′13″E / 50.3031°N 2.8369°E /50.3031; 2.8369 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Arras |
| Canton | Arras-2 |
| Intercommunality | CU d'Arras |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Mélanie Pawlak[1] |
Area 1 | 4.34 km2 (1.68 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 1,049 |
| • Density | 242/km2 (626/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62042 /62223 |
| Elevation | 47–103 m (154–338 ft) (avg. 51 m or 167 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Athies (French pronunciation:[ati]) is acommune in thePas-de-Calaisdepartment in northernFrance.[3]
A village located 2 miles (3 km) east of Arras at the junction of the D37 and D42 roads.
Initially, Athies was calledAtheiae, a word taken from Latin which means ’’hut’’, which indicates than it was a marshy area with shacks for fishermen orpeat-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 theFrench 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 duringWorld War I.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 695 | — |
| 1975 | 697 | +0.04% |
| 1982 | 719 | +0.44% |
| 1990 | 969 | +3.80% |
| 1999 | 930 | −0.46% |
| 2009 | 1,003 | +0.76% |
| 2014 | 981 | −0.44% |
| 2020 | 1,058 | +1.27% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
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