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Athies (other)
Athies may refer to: * Athies, Pas-de-Calais, a commune of France * Athies, Somme, a commune of France * Athies-sous-Laon Athies-sous-Laon (, literally ''Athies under Laon'' is a commune in the department of Aisne in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France. Geography Athies-sous-Laon is located 3 km east of Laon and 15 km west of Sissonne. It can be ..., a commune of Germany See also * Athie (other) {{Geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athies, Pas-de-Calais
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 Sights * The Scottish Monument. Along the Arras - Douai road, the N50, stands a monument created on orders of officers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athies, Somme
Athies () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. See also *Communes of the Somme department *Raymond Couvègnes Raymond Couvègnes (1893–1985) was a French sculptor and medallist. Biography Raymond Couvègnes was born in Ermont on 27 February 1893 and died in Paris on 15 December 1985. His father was Emile Couvègnes, a director of the "Compagnie des c ... References Communes of Somme (department) Picardy {{Péronne-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athies-sous-Laon
Athies-sous-Laon (, literally ''Athies under Laon'' is a commune in the department of Aisne in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France. Geography Athies-sous-Laon is located 3 km east of Laon and 15 km west of Sissonne. It can be accessed by the D977 from Laon which continues east to Gizy. The Autoroute des Anglais (A26, E17) traverses the commune from north to southeast, but there is no exit in the commune. There is also a railway line going east from Laon with a station in the commune northeast of the town. The town area of Athies-sous-Laon is quite large, but is separated from Laon by farmland. There is the remains of part of a disused airbase in the north of the commune, but most of the rest of the commune is farmland with a small area of forest near the town. The ''Ru du Barentons'' stream flows from the north where it forms part of the northern border of the commune and continues southeast through the town then west to join the Marais Canal. Neighbouring ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |