Agny
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{{Infobox French commune
|name = Agny
|commune status = Commune
|image = Agny Mairie.jpg
|caption = The town hall of Agny
|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Agny 62.svg
|arrondissement = Arras
|canton = Arras-3
|INSEE = 62013
|postal code = 62217
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = Arras
|coordinates = {{coord|50.2608|2.7603|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 81
|elevation min m = 65
|elevation max m = 98
|area km2 = 6.05
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Agny ({{IPA|fr|aɲi}}) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.[https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/62013-agny INSEE commune file]
Geography
A farming village located 3 miles (5 km) southwest of Arras, at the D3 and D60 road junction.
History
World War I 1914–1918. War broke out in August 1914 and in September troops were massed on the territory. Agny quickly found itself on the front line. As it was also on a railway line, it was easy to approach the theatre of operations.
In October 1914, violent fighting allowed the German army to advance.
A bloody battle took place on 25 September 1915. The French 135th Infantry Regiment lost 38 officers and 1162 men killed, wounded or missing.
Despite the fierce fighting during the conflict, the town hall, built in 1860, was not destroyed.
The Second World War. When this conflict broke out, the invading Germans soon occupied the commune. Networks of resistance were quickly set in place. The mayor, Philibert Cleret carried out some particularly dangerous actions but was eventually captured. He was arrested, interned, and then deported. He died at Buchenwald on 10 March 1945.
Population
{{Historical populations
|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-62013#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
|percentages = pagr
|align = none
|1968 |1083
|1975 |1291
|1982 |1232
|1990 |1963
|1999 |1954
|2007 |1888
|2012 |1939
|2017 |1929
}}
Sights
- The church of St.Laurent, rebuilt in the 20th century.
See also
International relations
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in France}}
Agny is twinned with Betley, United Kingdom.{{cite web|url=http://www.completefrance.com/language-culture/twin-towns|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130705094933/http://www.completefrance.com/language-culture/twin-towns|title=British towns twinned with French towns [via WaybackMachine.com]|access-date=2013-07-20|archive-date=5 July 2013|work=Archant Community Media Ltd}}
References
{{Reflist}}
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{{Pas-de-Calais communes}}
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Category:Communes of Pas-de-Calais
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