Achy
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Oise | |
| Arrondissement | Beauvais | |
| Canton | Grandvilliers | |
| Community association | Picardy Verte | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 33 ' N , 1 ° 59' E | |
| height | 91-187 m | |
| surface | 12.7 km 2 | |
| Residents | 402 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 32 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 60690 | |
| INSEE code | 60004 | |
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Achy is a French municipality with 402 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Oise in the region of Hauts-de-France . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Beauvais and the Canton of Grandvilliers .
geography
The municipality, traversed by the departmental road D901 (formerly Route nationale 1 ) and the railway line from Le Tréport to Beauvais , is located on the Petit Thérain river below Marseille-en-Beauvaisis and above Saint-Omer-en-Chaussée . It includes the districts of Polhay and Beaupré with the remains of the former Cistercian Abbey of Beaupré , as well as the western part of the state forest Forêt Domaniale de Malmifait .
Residents
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 259 | 235 | 251 | 266 | 319 | 288 | 325 | 364 |
administration
Mayor ( maire ) has been Sylviane Decherf since 2008.
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Achy
- St-Fiacre-St-Martin church
- Ruins of the Beaupré monastery ( Monument historique )
- Castle, built in 1730
