commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to:
Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
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
France
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.
Geography
Athie is located some 12 km south-west of
Montbard
Montbard () is a commune and subprefecture of the Côte-d'Or department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.
Montbard is a small industrial town on the river Brenne. The ''Forges de Buffon'', ironworks established by Buff ...
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 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 /ref>
The Armançon river flows through the centre of the commune from south to north, eventually joining the
Yonne
Yonne () 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 constituent departments, it is l ...
at
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, Rhine ...
. The Reome river flows from the west to join the Armançon in the village.
Neighbouring communes and villages
History
During the
French Revolution
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ary
National Convention
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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
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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)
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Tabernacle
According to the Hebrew Bible, the tabernacle ( he, מִשְׁכַּן, mīškān, residence, dwelling place), also known as the Tent of the Congregation ( he, link=no, אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד, ’ōhel mō‘ēḏ, also Tent of Meeting, etc.), ...