Fyli

Fyli (Greek: Φυλή, pronounced [fiˈli]), formerly known as Chasia (Χασιά), is a town and a municipality in the northwestern part of Attica, Greece. It lies in the northeastern corner of the West Attica regional unit, and is a suburb of Athens. The seat of the municipality is the town Ano Liosia.^[3] Within bounds of the town is the ancient Athenian fortress of Phyle.^[4]

Fyli Φυλή
Municipality
Fyli Location within the region
Coordinates: 38°6′N 23°40′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Attica
Regional unit	West Attica
Government
• Mayor	Christos Pappous[1] (since 2014)
Area
• Municipality	109.13 km2 (42.14 sq mi)
• Municipal unit	69.28 km2 (26.75 sq mi)
Elevation	330 m (1,080 ft)
Population  (2021)[2]
• Municipality	48,157
• Density	440/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
• Municipal unit	3,209
• Municipal unit density	46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	133 xx
Area code(s)	210
Vehicle registration	Z (as of 2006)

Municipality

The municipality Fyli was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 3 former municipalities, that became municipal units:^[3]

• Ano Liosia
• Fyli
• Zefyri

The municipality has an area of 109.128 km², the municipal unit 69.281 km².^[5]

History

A group of Athenian exiles, led by Thrasybulus, seized Phyle in the 404 BC Battle of Phyle. They went on to defeat the Spartan garrison at the Battle of Munichia near Piraeus.

The medieval name Chasia is first attested in 1209 as casale Cassas, as property of the Latin Archbishopric of Athens.^[6] The town is mentioned as Haşa in the Seyahatnâme of Evliya Çelebi which he visited in 1668.^[7] He mentions that it is and Arvanite village with 100 houses and that 50 houses of the village are tax-exempt because they are tasked to protect the mountain pass.^[8]

The village has historically been an Arvanite settlement.^[9]

Fyli suffered some damage from the 2007 and the 2023 forest fires.

Geography

Fyli is situated in the southern foothills of the mountains of Parnitha, and northeast of the plain of Eleusis. It is 4 km northeast of Ano Liosia, 8 km northeast of Aspropyrgos and 14 km northwest of Athens city centre. The A6 motorway passes south of the town.

Population

Year	Municipal unit	Municipality
1981	2,135	-
1991	2,925	-
2001	2,947	-
2011	2,946	45,965
2021	3,209	48,157

See also

• List of municipalities of Attica

References

1. Municipality of Fyli, Municipal elections – October 2023, Ministry of Interior
2. "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
3. "ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
4. Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 59, and directory notes accompanying. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.
5. "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.
6. Koder, Johannes; Hild, Friedrich (1976). Tabula Imperii Byzantini, Band 1: Hellas und Thessalia (in German). Vienna: Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften. p. 139. ISBN 978-3-7001-0182-6.
7. Yerasimos, Marianna (2020-05-27), Anadol, Çağatay; Eldem, Edhem; Pekin, Ersu; Tibet, Aksel (eds.), "Evliya Çelebi Seyahatnâmesi'nde Yunanistan: Rota ve Güzergâhlar", Bir allame-i cihan : Stefanos Yerasimos (1942-2005), IFEA/Kitap yayınevi, İstanbul: Institut français d’études anatoliennes, pp. 735–835, ISBN 978-2-36245-044-0, retrieved 2023-02-06
8. Evliya, Çelebi (2011). Kahraman, Seyit Ali (ed.). Günümüz Türkçesiyle Evliyâ Çelebi Seyahatnâmesi 8. Kitap (in Turkish). Yücel Dağlı (6. ed.). İstanbul: Yapı Kredi Yayınları. p. 270. ISBN 978-975-08-0562-2. OCLC 1017937898. Haşa Köyü: Atina kazası voyvodalığıdır ki 100 haneli Arnavut keferesi köyüdür. 50 hanenin tüm reayası geçit yolunu beklemek için muaflardır. Bu köyü geçip deniz kenarınca sarp taşlık, çamlık, korkulu ve tehlikeli kafir firkateleri yatağı ve melunlar durağı olan yerleri 5 saatte geçip,
9. Pantelidis, Nikos; Liosis, Nikos (2019). "Dialectical Modern Greek Influences on Arvanitika". Modern Greek Dialects and Linguistics Theory. National and Kapodistrian University of Athens: 224.