Cagny, Somme

Cagny
Cagny
Location within Picardy region Cagny
Coordinates: 49°51′43″N 2°20′38″E / 49.8619°N 2.3439°E / 49.8619; 2.3439Coordinates: 49°51′43″N 2°20′38″E / 49.8619°N 2.3439°E / 49.8619; 2.3439
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Amiens
Canton	Amiens 5
Intercommunality	Amiens Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Marcel Boinet
Area¹	5.29 km² (2.04 sq mi)
Population (2010)²	1,252
• Density	240/km² (610/sq mi)
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. ² Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Cagny is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie 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.^[1]

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

INSEE

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

External links

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Communes of the Somme department

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