Cappy, Somme

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Coordinates: 49°55′44″N 2°45′32″E / 49.9288888889, 2.75888888889

Commune of Cappy
Location
Administration
Country	France
Region	Picardie
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Péronne
Canton	Bray-sur-Somme
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes du Pays du Coquelicot
Mayor	Didier Degrendel (2001-2008)
Statistics
Elevation	36 m–96 m (avg. 65 m)
Land area¹	11,91 km²
Population² (1999)	485
- Density	40/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	80172/ 80340
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.

Cappy is a commune in the Somme département in the Picardie region of France.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Population 3 History 4 Historic monuments 5 See also 6 External links 7 Notes

[edit] Geography

Situated on the D1 road, some 20 miles east of Amiens, by the banks of the river Somme.

[edit] Population

Population Growth

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
529	549	513	510	484	485
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

[edit] History

• Two Roman villas have been found within the boundaries of the commune.
• Known as "Capiacum" in 887, from the earlier name "Caput Loci" which suggests a fortress was built to defend the passage of the Somme.
• In the 10th century, the village had a priory. Robert I of Péronne was the seigneur.
• In 1260, Cappy was one of 25 Picardie towns to receive its charter from Louis IX.
• In 1373, The priory, the village and the château were destroyed by the Earl of Warwick.
• The village was also pillaged during the wars with Spain.

[edit] Historic monuments

• Saint-Nicolas church, built in the lower village. The tower dates from 1654. Partially rebuilt in 1920, after the battles of 1916.

• The railway museum 'Chemin de fer Froissy-Dompierre'.

[edit] See also

Communes of the Somme department

[edit] External links

• Cappy historical website (French)
• Cappy Insee website (French)
• Cappy on the Quid website (French)

[edit] Notes

• This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on January 31st 2008.