Achery is a

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in the

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Aisne Aisne ( , ; ; pcd, Ainne) is a French department in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France. It is named after the river Aisne. In 2019, it had a population of 531,345.Hauts-de-France Hauts-de-France (; pcd, Heuts-d'Franche; , also ''Upper France'') is the northernmost Regions of France, region of France, created by the territorial reform of French regions in 2014, from a merger of Nord-Pas-de-Calais and Picardy. Its Prefectu ...

region of northern

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Geography

Achery is located some 20 km south by southeast of Saint-Quentin and 10 km north-east of

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. The commune is on the

Oise Oise ( ; ; pcd, Oése) is a department in the north of France. It is named after the river Oise. Inhabitants of the department are called ''Oisiens'' () or ''Isariens'', after the Latin name for the river, Isara. It had a population of 829,419 ...

river which flows south forming the north-western border of the commune before flowing through the commune and continuing south. The tributary of the Oise, the Serre, forms the southern border of the commune before joining the Oise just south of Achery. The town of Achery is about 1.5 km directly south of Mayot on Highway D13 which passes through Achery south to

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. Other roads into the commune are the D643 (Rue Jules Lesage) west from the village to Travecy and also east (Rue Jean Moulin) to

Anguilcourt-le-Sart Anguilcourt-le-Sart is a Communes of France, commune in the Departments of France, department of Aisne in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France. Notable incidents On 19 May 1983, 41 barrels of highly toxic chemical waste (dioxin-based), ...

. The ''Rue de Fort'' forms most of the northern border of the commune with various country roads forming most of the western border.

Neighbouring communes and villages

Some distance from the town there is a quarry and an old gunpowder factory.

History

In the distant past, the village was called ''Achiriacus'' in 990. Achery had its own lords. The lordship had his castle but it was destroyed once before being rebuilt in the 14th century. The lordship fell to the Count of Anizy. During the

French Revolution The French Revolution ( ) was a period of radical political and societal change in France that began with the Estates General of 1789 and ended with the formation of the French Consulate in November 1799. Many of its ideas are considere ...

the castle was destroyed and Achery became an independent commune. During the

First World War World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

, the village was completely destroyed but was rebuilt after the war.

Administration

List of Mayors of Achery

Population

Events

* Flea market in May * Festival on the third Sunday in June

Sites and monuments

* The Church of Saint-Martin: rebuilt after the First World War * An Old water mill * The Dovecote Square * Marshes and ponds * Remains of many blockhouses of the

Hindenburg Line The Hindenburg Line (German: , Siegfried Position) was a German defensive position built during the winter of 1916–1917 on the Western Front during the First World War. The line ran from Arras to Laffaux, near Soissons on the Aisne. In 191 ...

References

External links

Achery on Géoportail
National Geographic Institute (IGN) website
''Achery'' on the 1750 Cassini Map
{{authority control Communes of Aisne