Cagny, Somme

Cagny
Cagny
Commune
	A postcard view of the chateau of Cagny
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	Coordinates: 49°51′43″N 2°20′38″E / 49.8619°N 2.3439°ECoordinates: 49°51′43″N 2°20′38″E / 49.8619°N 2.3439°E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Amiens
Canton	Amiens-5
Intercommunality	Amiens Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Alain Molliens
Area 1	5.29 km2 (2.04 sq mi)
Population (Jan. 2018)	1,205
• Density	230/km2 (590/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	80160 /80330
Elevation	23–107 m (75–351 ft) ; (avg. 54 m or 177 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Cagny is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

History[]

The town was occupied by Germany during World War II, and saw fighting during July 1944. The British attacked on the 18th, but defense from a nearby Flak battery held off the attack, destroying numerous British tanks. Eventually, the British did succeed in liberating the town.^[3]

Geography[]

Cagny is situated on the D161 road, on the outskirts of Amiens, about 3 miles (5 km) from the centre

Population[]

Historical population of Cagny, Somme
Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	712	730	801	1026	1407	1400	1327
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest[]

The site of Cagny-La-Garenne 2 has evidence of humans Homo heidelbergensis from an inter-Ice-age environment (about 300,000 years ago).

References[]

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
^ McNab, Chris (2011). Hitler's Armies. New York: Osprey Publishing. p. 284. ISBN 9781849086479.

External links[]

(All French language)

Official website

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[1] "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.

[2] "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.

[3] McNab, Chris (2011). Hitler's Armies. New York: Osprey Publishing. p. 284. ISBN 9781849086479.

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