Athie, Côte-d'Or


Athie is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of eastern France.

Geography

Athie is located some 12 km south-west of Montbard 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. The D1 road comes from Moutiers-Saint-Jean 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.
The Armançon river flows through the centre of the commune from south to north, eventually joining the Yonne at Migennes. The Reome river flows from the west to join the Armançon in the village.

Neighbouring communes and villages

History

During the French Revolutionary National Convention period, the commune, formerly called Athie-lès-Moutier, took the name Athie-sous-Réome.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors
FromToNamePartyPosition
20012008Michel Lhuillier
20082020Pascal Lhuillier

Demography

In 2010 the commune had 90 inhabitants. The evolution of the number of inhabitants is known from the population censuses conducted in the commune since 1793. From the 21st century, a census of communes with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants is held every five years, unlike larger towns that have a sample survey every year.

Sites and monuments

There is a Cemetery Cross 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 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: