Attilly

Attilly is a commune in the department of Aisne in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France.

Attilly
Commune
Town hall
Location of Attilly
Attilly Attilly
Coordinates: 49°51′27″N 3°10′10″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Aisne
Arrondissement	Saint-Quentin
Canton	Saint-Quentin-1
Intercommunality	Pays du Vermandois
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Sylvie Belmere
Area 1	11.81 km2 (4.56 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	348
• Density	29/km2 (76/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC 01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC 02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	02029 /02490
Elevation	66–141 m (217–463 ft) (avg. 150 m or 490 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Attilly is located 5 km west of Saint-Quentin just north of the A29 autoroute which passes through the southwestern corner of the commune. It can be accessed by several roads: the D73 from Beauvois-en-Vermandois in the southwest to Villeveque, the D733 from Etreillers in the south going northwest to Villeveque, the D33 going north from Etreillers to Attilly village and continuing north to Marteville and Vermand, the D73 from the D1029 in the north to Marteville, and the D686 from Holnon in the east to the village. There are three villages and hamlets in the commune:

• Attilly in the centre with the town hall, the school (closed), the festival hall, the church, the train station (closed), 25 cafes (all closed), and a water tower
• Marteville in the north with its cemetery, railway station (closed), castle (private) is located next to the village of Vermand
• Villeveque in the west with the villa of the Prince of Monaco, ponds for fishing, and the mill (where it is possible to learn to swim)

Much of the commune is farmland; however, it is partly surrounded by the Forests of Holnon and Attilly.

The Omignon river passes along and forms the northwestern border of the commune through Marteville and Villevèque.

History

The name Attilly is derived from a word translated as "overlooking the water" and probably owes its name to its position atop a hill. The origin of the name Attilly therefore probably dates back to a Roman villa. However, the region has been inhabited for much longer.

Charles Poette wrote a history at the beginning of the 20th century. The village was destroyed during the First World War: only a single wall was still standing at the end of the conflict on the Rue du Prozet.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors of Attilly

From	To	Name	Party
		François Vassant
		Georges Lenain
1983	2008	Pierre Vassant
2008	2020	Jean-Paul Bruet	DVG
2020	Present	Sylvie Belmere

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	376	—
1975	376	0.00%
1982	378	0.08%
1990	401	0.74%
1999	397	−0.11%
2007	398	0.03%
2012	376	−1.13%
2017	363	−0.70%
Source: INSEE

Sites and Monuments

The War memorial

• The Church of Saint Martin
• The War memorial commemorating the First World War.
• Marteville Communal Cemetery, a British military cemetery managed by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
• A Calvary on the road between Attilly and Marteville (Vermand), another between Attilly and Holnon, and another on the road to Etreillers. There is also one at the entrance to the village from the Attilly forest which is located facing the road to Vermand not far from the church
• A Calvary or Wayside Cross on the dirt road towards Etreillers after the water tower at the top of the village.
• A Tomb on the road to Etreillers
• The Place Verte (Green Square) located on the old Roman road between Holnon and Vermand
• The ruins of a Chapel in the middle of Attilly forest where there was an old village abandoned after the First World War
• The Place du Sar (Royal Square) where 14 July is celebrated and where the hall is built
• A Dovecote next to the Rue de l'Eglise.

Picture Gallery

• 
  Entrance to the town and a Wayside Cross
• 
  The Church of Saint Martin
• 
  The Marteville Communal Cemetery
• 
  Dugouts in Attilly 2 May 1917
• 
  A Wayside Cross
• 
  The Dovecote

Culture

The language spoken in Attilly is still a Picard dialect.

See also

• Communes of the Aisne department

External links

• Attilly on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
• Attilly on the 1750 Cassini Map