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 TheCanal des Ardennes at Attigny | |
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| Coordinates:49°28′42″N4°34′42″E / 49.4783°N 4.5783°E /49.4783; 4.5783 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Ardennes |
| Arrondissement | Vouziers |
| Canton | Attigny |
| Intercommunality | CC des Crêtes Préardennaises |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Chantal Henriet[1] |
Area 1 | 11.46 km2 (4.42 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,094 |
| • Density | 95.46/km2 (247.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 08025 /08130 |
| Elevation | 77–133 m (253–436 ft) (avg. 83 m or 272 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Attigny (French pronunciation:[atiɲi]ⓘ) is acommune in theArdennesdepartment in theGrand Estregion of north-easternFrance.
Attigny is located some 16 km east by south-east ofRethel and 14 km west by south-west ofLe Chesne. Access to the commune is by the D 987 road fromCharbogne in the north passing through the village and continuing south toCoulommes-et-Marqueny. The D 983 road comes fromGivry in the west passing through the village and continuing south-east toVrizy. The D 25 road comes fromSaulces-Champenoises in the south-west merging with the D 983 west of the village then continuing north-east toRilly-sur-Aisne. There is also a railway with a station just north of the village. There is the hamlet of La Couture east of the village. The town has a large residential area with the rest of the commune farmland.[3]
The riverAisne runs through the commune as it flows west to eventually join theSeine atConflans-Sainte-Honorine. TheArdennes Canal is close to and parallel to the Aisne. TheRuisseau de Saint-Lambert flows into the Aisne from the north.[3]
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In theMiddle Ages Attigny had some importance as it had a royal residence there sinceClovis II built a palace there in 647. It was also theCarolingian imperial residence, andCharlemagne is said to have attended many Christmas and Easter festivals there.Charles the Bald stayed many times at the palace.
The first council of Attigny was convened in 765 byPepin the Short. It was a general assembly of theFrankish nation that was continued as a synodal council.
The council made a decree,pro causa religionis et salute animarum, which was signed by twenty-seven bishops (including the bishops:Remigius of Rouen, Jacob de Toul (24th Bishop of Toul),Chrodegang of Metz, Magdalvé of Verdun,Fulcaire or Tungrensis ofLiège,Maurinus of Évreux, Willicaire of Vienne) and seventeen abbots (such as Abbot Godobert ofRebais). It involved a form of alliance in the event of death. Each of the bishops and abbots who signed this document, on the death of a member of the alliance, committed to sing 100 psalms and the priests to celebrate 100 Masses. Each of the bishops himself was to celebrate thirty masses and if he was prevented by illness or some other cause, he should appoint another bishop care to celebrate for him. Similarly, the abbots who were not bishops should appoint a bishop to say these thirty masses. Finally the monks who were priests were to celebrate 100 Masses and the monks who were not should sing 100 psalms.[5]
In 785,Charlemagne held a council at Attigny where Saxon DukeWidukind, main enemy of Charlemagne during his wars against theSaxons (772-805), and Aboin received baptism from Charlemagne.
In 822,Pope Paschal I was present at a council of Attigny, convened for the reconciliation of the emperorLouis the Pious with his three younger brothers,Hugo,Drogo and Theodoric, whom he had caused to be violently tortured and whom he had intended to put to death. In the council he confessed publicly his wrongdoing; also the violence practiced by him on his nephew,Bernard, King of Italy, and his brother, the Abbot, Adelard Wala, and proposed to perform public penance in imitation of the emperorTheodosius I. He also exhibited an earnest desire to correct abuses arising from the negligence of the bishops and the nobles and confirmed the rule (Aquensis Regula) that theCouncil of Aachen had drawn up in 816 for canons and monks.
In 870, thirty bishops and six archbishops met at Attigny to pass judgement onCarloman, the king's son, who was made an ecclesiastic at an early age and accused by his father of conspiring against his life and throne. He was deprived of his abbeys and imprisoned atSenlis.
In the council of 875Hincmar, Bishop of Laon, appealed to the pope for his uncle,Hincmar, Archbishop of Reims.
In 880 the Battle of Attigny was fought between a Carolingian coalition against an army ofBoso, the self-proclaimed King ofProvence.
In 916Charles the Simple transported relics ofSaint Walpurga to Attigny and founded a chapel served by twelve canons[6] and his intention was that this chapel would be subject to theAbbey of Saint-Corneille [fr] atCompiègne.[7]
TheCarolingians abandoned the residence before 931 and the palace disappeared after the 10th century. Attigny was also aroyal domain and remained so when it ceased to be a royal residence of the Carolingians. At the beginning of the 10th century, it encompassed at least 3,500 hectares. Donations of land to the Church remained limited. The domain passed almost intact to the smaller Capetian royal domain. It formed the dowry of the daughter ofPhilip I,Constance, on her marriage toHugh, Count of Champagne, in 1093. The domain was split apart by the prince, especially for the benefit ofReims Cathedral, and is the origin of the ecclesiastical lordships of Attigny andSainte-Vaubourg.[8]
Aleper colony was documented in the 14th century.
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The town was badly damaged inWorld War I andWorld War II.
From 14 May to 10 June 1940 the 18th Infantry Regiment ofPau fought at Attigny. For 25 consecutive days it repelled successive attacks by an enemy superior in numbers and resources. They left their position in order, their flanks being threatened by the German advance.
The town was destroyed in 1914 and 1940. Attigny holds twoCroix de Guerre, one from each world war. A monument to the 18th Infantry Regiment was inaugurated on 20 September 1947 near the canal bridge. A plaque celebrating Franco-German reconciliation was later affixed by the Fellowship of the French 18th regiment and the German20th Infantry Regiment ofRatisbonne. This regiment was part of the attacking German forces at Attigny.
The commune has been awarded one flower by theConseil national des villes et villages fleuris in theConcours des villes et villages fleuris.[when?][9]
| Blazon: Or, a double-headed eagle of Sable, beaked, langued, and membered in Gules. |
Croix de guerre 1914-1918 : 4 September 1920[10]
Croix de guerre 1939-1945 : 12 February 1949[11]
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List of Successive Mayors[12]
| From | To | Name |
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| 1995 | 2006 | Michel Bazelaire |
| 2006 | 2020 | Noël Bourgeois |
| 2020 | current | Chantal Henriet |
The inhabitants of the commune are known asAttignatiens in French.[13]
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The commune has a number of buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:
[16][17][18][19]The Town Hall contains a Painting with frame: Marriage in Assyria (19th century)
which is registered as a historical object.[20]
TheChurch of Notre-Dame (11th century) is registered as a historical monument.[21]
The Church contains several items that are registered as historical objects:
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Councils of Attigny".Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
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