Cagny
Commune
A postcard view of the chateau of Cagny
Location of Cagny
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Coordinates: 49°51′43″N 2°20′38″E / 49.8619°N 2.3439°E / 49.8619; 2.3439
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Amiens
Canton	Amiens-5
Intercommunality	Amiens Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Alain Molliens[1]
Area 1	5.29 km2 (2.04 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2021)[2]	1,204
• Density	230/km2 (590/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
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.

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

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).