Athies, Pas-de-Calais

Athies
Athies
	Commune
	Scottish war memorial
	Coat of arms
	Location of Athies
	Athies Athies
	Coordinates: 50°18′11″N 2°50′13″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Arras-2
Intercommunality	Communauté urbaine d'Arras
Government
• Mayor (2014-2020)	Jean-Marc Parmentier
Area 1	4.34 km2 (1.68 sq mi)
Population (2017-01-01)[1]	1,014
• Density	230/km2 (610/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 is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.

Geography

A village located 2 miles (3 km) east of Arras at the junction of the D37 and D42 roads.

History

Initially, Athies was called Atheiae, a word taken from Latin which means ’’hut’’, which indicates than it was a marshy area with shacks for fishermen or peat-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 the French 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 during World War I.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	669	—
1968	695	+3.9%
1975	697	+0.3%
1982	719	+3.2%
1990	969	+34.8%
1999	930	−4.0%
2006	985	+5.9%
2007	993	+0.8%
2008	1,001	+0.8%
2009	1,003	+0.2%
2013	986	−1.7%
2015	973	−1.3%

Sights

The Scottish Monument. Along the Arras - Douai road, the N50, stands a monument created on orders of officers of the 9th Scots Division in memory of the sacrifices made during the First World War.
The church of St.Christopher, dating from the twentieth century.
The World War I cemetery.

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References

INSEE commune file

"Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.

External links

Athies official website (in French)
Commonwealth war graves – Athies cemetery
The Scottish monument (in French)

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[1] "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.