Attichy

Attichy
Commune
The railway station in Attichy
Coat of arms
Location of Attichy
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Coordinates: 49°24′40″N 3°02′53″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Oise
Arrondissement	Compiègne
Canton	Compiègne-1
Intercommunality	CC Lisières Oise
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Bernard Favrole[1]
Area ^1	14.74 km^2 (5.69 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	1,853
• Density	130/km^2 (330/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	60025 /60350
Elevation	36–140 m (118–459 ft) (avg. 47 m or 154 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Attichy (French pronunciation: [atiʃi]) is a commune in the Oise department in northern France. The current village has a bakery, a library with a detailed history during the First and Second World War, a hospital for the elderly, a pizzeria and a town hall with limited tourist information. During the Second World War, the Americans established a Prisoner of War camp at Attichy (Chelles)^[3]

Nearby towns: Compiègne, Beauvais, Reims. Closest villages: Couloisy, Jaulzy, Bitry, Berneuil-sur-Aisne, Croutoy, Saint-Pierre-lès-Bitry, Trosly-Breuil.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,391	—
1975	1,545	+1.51%
1982	1,616	+0.64%
1990	1,651	+0.27%
1999	1,852	+1.28%
2009	1,933	+0.43%
2014	1,859	−0.78%
2020	1,864	+0.04%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

• Communes of the Oise department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. cf. Der Kinderkäfig von Attichy. Ein Erlebnisbericht, Rheinberg, M. Schiffer Verlag 1957 (The Baby-cage of Attichy, a report [about the camp for juvenile P.O.W.s]).
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE