Athée () is a

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in the Côte-d'Or department in the

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Geography

Athée is located in the ''Natural Region of Val de Saône'' immediately north of

Auxonne Auxonne ( or ) is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of eastern France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Auxonnais'' or ''Auxonnaises''. Auxonne is one of the sites of the defensive struc ...

and south of Poncey-lès-Athée. Access to the commune is by the D24 road from Auxonne which passes through the length of the commune and the village and continues north-west to

Magny-Montarlot Magny-Montarlot () is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France. Population See also *Communes of the Côte-d'Or department The following is a list of the 698 communes of the Côte-d'Or department of France. The communes ...

. The D976 comes from Poncey-lès-Athée in the north and passes through the village continuing south-west to join Route Nationale 5 west of Auxonne.Google Maps
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(140 km long) between Villers-les-Pots (Côte-d'Or) and

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line. The west and north-west of the commune are heavily forested with the rest of the commune farmland. The

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river forms the eastern border of the commune and there are drainage

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es in the forests (''Grande Bois Defendu'' and ''Bois des Noues'') and

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s in the south of the commune. Geologically, Athée is on the

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Graben in the Saône Plain. The soil is sandy clay.

Neighbouring communes and villages

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Toponymy

The name ''Athée'' comes from the

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''Attegiae'', meaning "huts" or "Shepherd's cabins" which constituted the original village. Depending on the time and the writer the village has been called:Roserot A., ''Topographic dictionary of Côte d'Or'', imprimerie nationale, Paris, 1924. pp. 15-16 *''Attegiae'' and ''Ateiae'' (7th century), *''Ateias'' (9th century), *''Attegia'' (11th century), *''Ateae'' (12th century), *''Atheae'' and ''Athées'' (13th century), *''Estées'' (14th century), *''Athée'' (16th century), *''Attée'' (17th century), *''Athé'' and ''Athey'' (18th century), *''Athée'' (since 1750).Cassini Map 1750 - Athée
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History

The oldest mention of Athée recognised by the majority of historians was in 679 in a Charter of the

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of the Abbey Saint-Bénigne of Dijon. The

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ship of Athée - consisting of Athée, Poncey, the "Grange Lochère" located at the end of a bridge over the

, and Auxonne, Courtépée C., ''General description and particulars of the Duchy of Burgundy'', Vol. 2, Causse, Dijon, 1777. pp. 268-269 as well as Magny-lès-AuxonneCourtépée C., ''General description and particulars of the Duchy of Burgundy'', Vol. 2, Causse, Dijon, 1777. p. 288 4, was probably founded in the early

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. It is located on

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land and is one of the three territories which were fiefs of Saint-Seine-sur-Vingeanne depending on the County of Auxonne, run by

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s for the

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s of the

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of Saint-Vivant-en-Amous. The Lord of Athée was the vassal of Saint-Seine who was himself a vassal of the Count of Auxonne who in turn was a vassal of the monks of Saint-Vivant, who were vassals of the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire From 1237 the Count of Auxonne was replaced in the chain of vassalage by the

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following an exchange of lands between

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and

John, Count of Chalon John (1190 – 30 September 1267), called the Old (''l'Antique''), was a French nobleman, the Count of Auxonne and Chalon-sur-Saône in his own right and regent in right of his son, Hugh III, Count of Burgundy. In contemporary documents, he wa ...

. From 1366 to the

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the Lordship of Athée was held by co-lords who were canons of ''Sainte-Chapelle de Dijon'' on the one hand and Lay Lords (the Laverne, Senevoy, Moussier families) on the other. In 1516 the lordship became subject to the

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and depended on the bailiwick of

and the ''Généralité de Bourgogne'' (Generality of Burgundy). Between 1790 and 1794 Athée, separately from Poncey and Magny, became a French commune depending on the Canton of Auxonne, the district of Saint-Jean-de-Losne, and the department of Côte-d'Or. Since 1801 the commune has depended on the Canton of Auxonne, the Arrondissement of Dijon, the department of Côte-d'Or, and, since 1960, the region of Burgundy. Until 1790 Athée was the seat of a

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and the patron was the Sacristan of

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depending primarily on the Deanery of

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, then the Archpriest of Genlis of the Diocese of Chalon. Today Athée is part of the parish of Auxonne, the deanery of Vingeanne-

, and the

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Historical highlights

*: the building the "Old Chateau" of Athée.Caramanian P. "Athée, As many good Christians as anywhere else" in ''Le Bien Public - Les Dépêches'', consulted on 20 June 2013
*1516: Athée becomes French. *1674: King

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came to besiege the county capital,

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. His wife, Queen

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and his son

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of France spent the night at the house of the Count de Moussier - the "Old Chateau" of Athée to avoid the

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then raging in

. *1793: Athée becomes a commune. *1856–1857: Reconstruction of the Church of the Nativity of Our Lady keeping the

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from the 13th century. *1868: building of the boys' school which is now the town hall. *1875: foundation of the Athée retirement home by Victor and Fanny Moussier. *1877 and 1885: two fires ravaged the village. *1915: Athée was occupied by the ''

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'' (Oriental Expeditionary Force) before their embarkation at the military quay in Villers-les-Pots.

Administration

List of successive mayors

Demography

The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Athéens'' or ''Athéennes'' in French.

Lieux et monuments

*A Château (probably 15th century), called "Vieux-Château" (Old Chateau), Rue du Centre; *3 Wayside Crosses (19th century), Rue de l'Église, Rue du Centre, and Rue de la Saône; *A Girls' School (19th century), today a house, Rue du Centre; *The Church of Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité (19th century with a

from the 13th century), Rue de l'Église; *A

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(Public laundry) (19th century), Rue de l'Égalité; *The Town Hall (19th century), Rue de l'Égalité; *A Retirement home "Les Logis du Parc Victor et Fanny Moussier" (1875), Rue du Centre; *A Weighbridge (20th century), Rue du Centre/Rue de la Bascule; *The War Memorial (20th century), Rue de l'Église; *2 Wells, Rue de l'Égalité and Rue du Centre; The Church of Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité contains the Tombstone of Guillaume Bouot (16th century) which is registered as a historical object.Ministry of Culture, Palissy Château d'Athée (Côte-d'Or), côté cour.JPG, The "Old château", side courtyard Athée (Côte-d'Or), Croix 2.JPG, Wayside Cross, Rue de Saône Athée (Côte-d'Or), Croix 3.JPG, Wayside Cross, Rue du Centre Ancienne école de filles d'Athée (Côte-d'Or).JPG, Old Girls' School Eglise Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité d'Athée (Côte-d'Or).JPG, Church of Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité Athée (Côte-d'Or), lavoir.JPG,

(Public laundry) Mairie d'Athée (Côte-d'Or).JPG, The Town Hall Maison de retraite d'Athée (Côte-d'Or).JPG, The Retirement home Athée (Côte-d'Or), bascule.JPG, The weighbridge Monument aux morts d'Athée (Côte-d'Or).JPG, The War Memorial Athée (Côte-d'Or), puits 1.JPG, Well 1, Rue de l'Égalité Athée (Côte-d'Or), puits 2.JPG, Well 2, Rue du Centre Athée (Côte-d'Or), puits 3.JPG, Well 2, Rue du Centre Athée (Côte-d'Or), puits 4.JPG, Well 2, Rue du Centre

Notable people linked to the commune

*Bernard Laverne, President of the Parliament of Dijon, Co-lord of Athée (16th century) *King

, King of France,

, Queen of France, and

of France, stayed one night at the Château of Athée in 1674