Attigny, Ardennes
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The Canal des Ardennes at Attigny
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Location within Grand Est region
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| Coordinates: 49°28′42″N 4°34′42″E / 49.4783°N 4.5783°ECoordinates: 49°28′42″N 4°34′42″E / 49.4783°N 4.5783°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Ardennes | |
| Arrondissement | Vouziers | |
| Canton | Attigny | |
| Intercommunality | Crêtes Préardennaises | |
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| • Mayor (2006–2020) | Noël Bourgeois | |
| Area1 | 11.46 km2 (4.42 sq mi) | |
| Population (2010)2 | 1,226 | |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 08025 / 08130 | |
| Elevation | 77–133 m (253–436 ft) (avg. 83 m or 272 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Attigny is a French commune in the Ardennes department in the Grand Est region of north-eastern France.
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Attignatiens.
The commune has been awarded one flower by the National Council of Towns and Villages in Bloom in the Competition of cities and villages in Bloom.
Attigny is located some 16 km east by south-east of Rethel and 14 km west by south-west of Le Chesne. Access to the commune is by the D 987 road from Charbogne in the north passing through the village and continuing south to Coulommes-et-Marqueny. The D 983 road comes from Givry in the west passing through the village and continuing south-east to Vrizy. The D 25 road comes from Saulces-Champenoises in the south-west merging with the D 983 west of the village then continuing north-east to Rilly-sur-Aisne. There is also a railway with a station just north of the village. There is the hamlet of La Couture east of the village. The town has a large residential area with the rest of the commune farmland.
The Aisne river runs through the commune as it flows west to eventually join the Seine at Conflans-Sainte-Honorine. The Canal des Ardennes is close to and parallel to the Aisne. The Ruisseau de Saint-Lambert flows into the Aisne from the north.
In the High Middle Ages Attigny had some importance as it had had a royal residence since Clovis II who built a palace there in 647. It was also the Carolingian imperial residence and Charlemagne is said to have attended many Christmas and Easter festivals there. Charles the Bald stayed many times at the palace.
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