Attichy

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location of Attichy

(2020–2026) Bernard Favrole^[1]Area

14.74 km² (5.69 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

1,853 • Density130/km² (330/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

60025 /60350

Elevation36–140 m (118–459 ft)
(avg. 47 m or 154 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (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]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ 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]).
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE