Cagny, Somme

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Location of Cagny

(2020–2026) Alain Molliens^[1]Area

5.29 km² (2.04 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

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.

Cagny (French pronunciation: [kaɲi] ^ⓘ; Picard: Cagnin) 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
Year	Pop.	±% 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).

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ McNab, Chris (2011). Hitler's Armies. New York: Osprey Publishing. p. 284. ISBN 9781849086479.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE