Attichy () is a commune in the

Oise Oise ( ; ; ) is a department in the north of France. It is named after the river Oise. Inhabitants of the department are called ''Oisiens'' () or ''Isariens'', after the Latin name for the river, Isara. It had a population of 829,419 in 2019.< ...

department in northern

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. 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)cf. Der Kinderkäfig von Attichy. Ein Erlebnisbericht, Rheinberg, M. Schiffer Verlag 1957 (The Baby-cage of Attichy, a report bout the camp for juvenile P.O.W.s. Nearby towns:

Compiègne Compiègne (; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Oise Departments of France, department of northern France. It is located on the river Oise (river), Oise, and its inhabitants are called ''Compiégnois'' (). Administration Compiègne is t ...

Beauvais Beauvais ( , ; ) is a town and Communes of France, commune in northern France, and prefecture of the Oise Departments of France, département, in the Hauts-de-France Regions of France, region, north of Paris. The Communes of France, commune o ...

Reims Reims ( ; ; also spelled Rheims in English) is the most populous city in the French Departments of France, department of Marne (department), Marne, and the List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, 12th most populous city in Fran ...

. Closest villages: Couloisy, Jaulzy, Bitry, Berneuil-sur-Aisne,

Croutoy Croutoy () is a Communes of France, commune in the Oise Departments of France, department in northern France. See also *Communes of the Oise department References

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Saint-Pierre-lès-Bitry Saint-Pierre-lès-Bitry (, literally ''Saint-Pierre near Bitry'') is a commune in the Oise department in northern France. See also *Communes of the Oise department The following is a list of the 680 Communes of France, communes of the Oise ...

Trosly-Breuil Trosly-Breuil () is a commune in the Oise department in northern France. In 1964, Canadian Jean Vanier invited two men, Raphael Simi and Philippe Seux, to leave the institutions where they lived and live with him in Trosly-Breuil. Their time ...

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