A statistic dated 1844 and written by Abbot Geoffrey, then the pastor of the town, said that the origin of the village was the result of an emigrant family from Italy. This family faced a major upheaval in their country (in the time of
Charles Martel) and came to France to acquire a territory which covered the present communes of Antheny and
Auge. They built a
Motte-and-bailey castle in the current Antheny commune. They took as a surname: ''de la Motte d'Antheny''. The last male descendant of this illustrious family died in
L'Île-Bouchard on 21 October 1901 at the age of 3 years. Other branches of this family were born with the surnames d'Antheny and Dantheny. The village was burned and looted many times: on 27 September 1521 by the
Duke of Nassau who had been forced to raise the
Siege of Mézières, again in 1638, then in 1643, and finally in 1653 by Spanish troops. Antheny village also has a nearby hamlet of Fontenelle. The
fortified house at Fontenelle was destroyed in 1559 by the men of the
Count of Saint-Pol. Today there is an attractive Renaissance castle. The church at Antheny is dedicated to
Saint Remy who was
Bishop of Reims and who baptized
Clovis I. He possessed the territory of Pothées (near Antheny). The early church dates from 1198 but very little remains: some Romanesque arches in the north wall. It has had several fires. The current building is the result of the restoration carried out in 1689. The village still has some fortified farmhouses dating from the end of the 17th century.
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