Acharnes [SEP] named after
History.
Acharnes was named after the "deme" Acharnae (), a subdivision of Athens in classical antiquity. The Athenian playwright Aristophanes characterised the inhabitants of Acharnae as peasants in his play "The Acharnians". Acharnes suffered significant damage from the 1999 Athens earthquake, being very close to the epicenter.
Municipality.
The municipality Acharnes was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 2 former municipalities, that became municipal units: 
- Acharnes
- Thrakomakedones
The municipality has
Paeonidae
Paeonidae or Paionidai (), was a deme of ancient Attica, associated with the tribe ("phyle") Leontis. It was apparently the same as the Paeonia or Paionia (Παιονίη), which Herodotus located as being below the Attic fortress of Leipsydrium. The site of Paeonidae is located north of modern Acharnes (formerly Menidi) at the foot of Mount Parnes.
According to the second-century geographer Pausanias, the Paeonidae were supposed to have been named after Paeon, the son of Antilochus, who