Cagny, Somme

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

Cagny
Commune
A postcard view of the chateau of Cagny
Location of Cagny
Cagny
Cagny
Coordinates: 49°51′43″N 2°20′38″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentSomme
ArrondissementAmiens
CantonAmiens-5
IntercommunalityAmiens Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2001–2008) Marcel Boinet
Area
1
5.29 km2 (2.04 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
1,204
 • Density230/km2 (590/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
80160 /80330
Elevation23–107 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.

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.[2]

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
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population7127308011026140714001327
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).

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See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. McNab, Chris (2011). Hitler's Armies. New York: Osprey Publishing. p. 284. ISBN 9781849086479.

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