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Cagny (French pronunciation: [kaɲi] (listen)) 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 (20202026) Alain Molliens[1]
Area
1
5.29 km2 (2.04 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[2]
1,203
  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.[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
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 730    
1975 801+1.33%
1982 1,026+3.60%
1990 1,407+4.03%
1999 1,400−0.06%
2007 1,291−1.01%
2012 1,233−0.92%
2017 1,204−0.47%
Source: INSEE[4]

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).


See also



References


  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
  3. McNab, Chris (2011). Hitler's Armies. New York: Osprey Publishing. p. 284. ISBN 9781849086479.
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE


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[de] Cagny (Somme)

Cagny (picardisch: Cagnin) ist eine nordfranzösische Gemeinde mit 1203 Einwohnern (Stand 1. Januar 2019) im Département Somme in der Region Hauts-de-France. Die Gemeinde liegt im Arrondissement Amiens, ist Teil der Communauté d’agglomération Amiens Métropole und gehört zum Kanton Amiens-5.
- [en] Cagny, Somme



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