Authie | |
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 Authie Town Hall | |
 Location of Authie | |
  Authie  Authie | |
| Coordinates:49°12′24″N0°25′50″W / 49.2067°N 0.4306°W /49.2067; -0.4306 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Caen |
| Canton | Caen-2 |
| Intercommunality | CU Caen Mer |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Olivier Simar[1] |
Area 1 | 3.21 km2 (1.24 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 1,691 |
| • Density | 527/km2 (1,360/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14030 /14280 |
| Elevation | 60–73 m (197–240 ft) (avg. 65 m or 213 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Authie (French pronunciation:[oti]ⓘ) is acommune in theCalvadosdepartment in theNormandyregion of north-westernFrance.
The commune has been awardedone flower by theNational Council of Towns and Villages in Bloom in theCompetition of cities and villages in Bloom.[3]
Authie is located some 6 km (4 mi) north-west of the centre ofCaen. Access to the commune is by road D220 fromVillons-les-Buissons in the north-east which passes through the centre of the commune and the village and continues toCarpiquet in the south. The D220C also goes south-east from the village to the urban area of Caen. There are also the hamlets of Hameau de Saint-Louet, Franqueville, Fermie du Calvaire, and Cussy in the commune. Apart from the large residential area the commune is entirely farmland.[4]
The name of the town is attested in the formsAlteium in 1227 andAuteya in 1264.[5]
Albert Dauzat matchedAuthie withAuthie in Somme department (Altegiam 830) on the coastal riverAuthie (Alteia 723) and considers it primarily as a hydronym but does not provide any further explanation.[6]
According to René Lepelley this toponym is based on the pre-Celtic elementalt in an unknown sense and is close toAuthou inPont-Authou.[7]
François de Beaurepaire sees a Gallic (Celtic) element in thealt in Authou.[8]
The Gallic termAttegia was recognized by Xavier Delamarre inAtheist-type names - e.g.Athis in the sense of "cabin or hut".[9]
This analyses toad- (pre-verb) andtegia meaning "house" (cf. Old Irishteg, old Welshtig, WelshTy, Old Bretontig, and Bretonti all meaning "house").[10]
It is likely that Authie contains the same elementtegia preceded by another prefix. From a phonetic point of view there is a palatalization of the intervocalic consonant where [g] becomes [j] and then an Amuïssement or attenuation of [j]>[∅], a recurrent phenomenon in phonetics.
The same author explains thatArthies (Artegiae 680) may come from*Are-tegia which is a possible solution for Authie, knowing that [r] regularly becomes [l] before a consonant.
The nameAltavilla is either a medieval romanization of a place namedHauteville as inHauteville inManche department and therefore does not relate toAuthie. It may be a scribal error for*Alteia Villa or*Villa Alteia which mentions a villa, i.e. a rural area in medieval Latin, in a place calledAlteia which is Authie.
In 1832 Authie (466 inhabitants in 1831) absorbed Saint-Louet-près-Authie (9 people)[11] in the west of its territory.
The commune was liberated on 8 June 1944 but was largely destroyed in the bombing.
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List of Successive Mayors[12]
| From | To | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 2020 | Joël Pizy |
| 2020 | 2026 | Olivier Simar |
Authie hastwinning associations with:[13]
North Baddesley (United Kingdom) since 1993.The inhabitants of the commune are known asAlthavillais orAlthavillaises in French.[14]
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The commune has one site that is registered as an historical monument:
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The commune has two religious buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:
The Church contains one item that is registered as an historical object:
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