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{{Infobox French commune
|name                   = Attilly
|commune status         = Commune
|image                  = Attilly (Aisne) mairie.JPG
|caption                = Town hall
|arrondissement         = Saint-Quentin
|canton                 = Saint-Quentin-1
|INSEE                  = 02029
|postal code            = 02490
|mayor                  = Sylvie Belmere<ref name=mayor>{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|website=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=2 December 2020|language=fr}}</ref>
|term                   = 2020&ndash;2026
|intercommunality       = [[Communauté de communes du Pays du Vermandois|Pays du Vermandois]]
|coordinates            = {{coord|49.8575|3.1694|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m            = 150
|elevation min m        = 66
|elevation max m        = 141
|area km2               = 11.81
|population             = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date        = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes   = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
'''Attilly''' is a [[Communes of France|commune]] in the [[Departments of France|department]] of [[Aisne]] in the [[Hauts-de-France]] region of northern [[France]].
==Geography==
Attilly is located 5&nbsp;km west of [[Saint-Quentin, Aisne|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:<ref>[http://pagesperso-orange.fr/canton-vermand/imagever/cartecanton1.jpg Canton of Vermand Map] {{in lang|fr}}</ref>
* 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.<ref>[http://pagesperso-orange.fr/canton-vermand/hisatti3.htm Forests of Holnon and Attilly] {{in lang|fr}}</ref>
The Omignon river passes along and forms the northwestern border of the commune through Marteville and Villevèque.<ref name=Google>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Attilly,+France/@49.8557625,3.153172,5876m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x47e81b00fe384363:0x40af13e8169fcb0?hl=en Google Maps]</ref>
===Neighbouring communes and villages===
{{Geographic location
|width=auto
|Centre    = Attilly
|North     = [[Vermand]]
|Northeast = [[Maissemy]]
|East      = [[Holnon]]
|Southeast = [[Savy, Aisne|Savy]]
|South     = [[Etreillers]]
|Southwest = [[Beauvois-en-Vermandois]]
|West      = [[Trefcon]]
|Northwest = [[Caulaincourt, Aisne|Caulaincourt]]
}}
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==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.<ref>[http://histoireaisne.org/memoires_numerises/chapitres/tome_25/Tome_025_page_092.pdf History of Aisne] {{in lang|fr}}</ref> The origin of the name ''Attilly'' therefore probably dates back to a Roman villa. However, the region has been inhabited for much longer.<ref>Fagnart, Jean-Pierre, ''Industry at Federmesser in the Forests of Holnon at Attilly, Aisne, France, in a North-west European context'', 1987 {{in lang|fr}}</ref>
Charles Poette<ref>[http://www.histo.com/ouvrages-histoire-locale/2741.htm Charles Poette Book] {{in lang|fr}}</ref> 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==
{{incomplete list|date=April 2021}}
'''List of Successive Mayors of Attilly'''<ref>[http://www.francegenweb.org/mairesgenweb/resultcommune.php?id=10455 List of Mayors of Aisne]></ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! From !! To !! Name !! Party
|-
|  ||  || François Vassant	 ||
|-
|  ||  || Georges Lenain ||
|-
| 1983 || 2008 || Pierre Vassant ||
|-
| 2008 || 2020 || Jean-Paul Bruet || [[Miscellaneous left|DVG]]
|-
| 2020 || Present || Sylvie Belmere<ref name="mayor" /> ||
|}
==Population==
{{Historical populations
|source = INSEE<ref name=pophist>[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-02029#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE</ref>
|percentages = pagr
|align = none
|1968 |376
|1975 |376
|1982 |378
|1990 |401
|1999 |397
|2007 |398
|2012 |376
|2017 |363
}}
==Sites and Monuments==
[[File:Attilly (Aisne) monument aux morts.JPG|thumb|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 (sculpture)|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==
<gallery>
File:Attilly (Aisne) city limit sign and wayside cross.JPG|Entrance to the town and a Wayside Cross
File:Attilly (Aisne) église Saint-Martin.jpg|The Church of Saint Martin
File:Attilly (Aisne) Marteville Communal Cemetery.JPG|The Marteville Communal Cemetery
File:Dug Outs in Attilly (near Holnon), 2 May 1917 Art.IWMART4880.jpg|Dugouts in Attilly 2 May 1917
File:Attilly (Aisne) croix de chemin.JPG|A Wayside Cross
File:Attilly (Aisne) tour-pigeonnier.JPG|The Dovecote
</gallery>
==Culture==
The language spoken in Attilly is still a [[Picard language|Picard]] dialect.
==See also==
* [[Communes of the Aisne department]]
==References==
{{Reflist|2}}
==External links==
* [http://www.geoportail.gouv.fr/accueil?c=3.1694,49.8575&z=7.92265E-5&l=GEOGRAPHICALGRIDSYSTEMS.MAPS.3D$GEOPORTAIL:OGC:WMTS@aggregate(1)&l=ADMINISTRATIVEUNITS.BOUNDARIES$GEOPORTAIL:OGC:WMTS(1)&permalink=yes Attilly on Géoportail], [[Institut géographique national|National Geographic Institute]] (IGN) website {{in lang|fr}}
* [http://rumsey.geogarage.com/maps/cassinige.html?lat=49.8575&lon=3.1694&zoom=13 ''Attilly'' on the 1750 Cassini Map]
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