Athie () is a commune in the

Côte-d'Or Côte-d'Or () is a département in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of Northeastern France. In 2019, it had a population of 534,124.

department in the

Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Bourgogne-Franche-Comté (; , sometimes abbreviated BFC; Arpitan: ''Borgogne-Franche-Comtât'') is a region in eastern France created by the 2014 territorial reform of French regions, from a merger of Burgundy and Franche-Comté. The new region ...

region of eastern

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Geography

Athie is located some 12 km south-west of

Montbard Montbard () is a Communes of France, commune and Subprefectures in France, subprefecture of the Côte-d'Or Departments of France, department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Regions of France, region in eastern France. Montbard is a small industr ...

and 13 km north-east of Époisses. Access to the commune is by road D4 from Senailly in the north which passes through the village and continues south-west to

Bard-lès-Époisses Bard-lès-Époisses (, literally ''Bard near Époisses'') is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of eastern France. Geography Bard-lès-Époisses is located some 14 km south-west of Montbard and ...

. The D1 road comes from

Moutiers-Saint-Jean Moutiers-Saint-Jean () is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France. It is named after the monastery of Saint John of Réôme. Population See also *Communes of the Côte-d'Or department The following is a list of the 698 ...

in the west passing through the village and merging with the D4 then continuing south-east to Viserny. There is a large band of forest in the north-east of the commune with small patches south of the village and the rest of the land is farmland.Google Maps
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Armançon The river Armançon () drains part of north-western Burgundy in France. It is long. It rises at Meilly-sur-Rouvres in the department of Côte-d'Or and flows into the Yonne (right bank) at Migennes. Its source is at about above sea level and ...

river flows through the centre of the commune from south to north, eventually joining the

Yonne Yonne (, in Burgundian: ''Ghienne'') is a department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in France. It is named after the river Yonne, which flows through it, in the country's north-central part. One of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté's eight con ...

Migennes Migennes () is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France. Laroche-Migennes station has rail connections to Dijon, Paris, Auxerre, Corbigny and Avallon. Population Town partnership * Simmern, Rhin ...

. The Reome river flows from the west to join the Armançon in the village.

Neighbouring communes and villages

History

During the French Revolutionary

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period (1792-1795), the commune, formerly called ''Athie-lès-Moutier'', took the name ''Athie-sous-Réome''.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors

Demography

In 2017 the commune had 75 inhabitants.

Sites and monuments

There is a Cemetery Cross (15th century) next to a country church which is registered as a historical monument. There is an attractive garden at the Moulin d'Athie. There is also a magnificent

Pietà The Pietà (; meaning "pity", "compassion") is a subject in Christian art depicting the Mary (mother of Jesus), Blessed Virgin Mary cradling the mortal body of Jesus Christ after his Descent from the Cross. It is most often found in sculpture. ...

at the crossroads of Rue Haute and the Grande Rue. The parish Church of Saint-Cassien contains several items which are registered as historical objects: *Statue: Saint-Cassien (18th century) *Statue: Sainte Barbe (15th century) *Statue: Virgin and Child (14th century) *Statue: Saint Jacques (16th century) *Statue: Christ (14th century) *

Tabernacle According to the Hebrew Bible, the tabernacle (), also known as the Tent of the Congregation (, also Tent of Meeting), was the portable earthly dwelling of God used by the Israelites from the Exodus until the conquest of Canaan. Moses was instru ...

(15th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy