| Cagny | |
| Commune Status: | Commune |
| Arrondissement: | Amiens |
| Canton: | Amiens-5 |
| Insee: | 80160 |
| Postal Code: | 80330 |
| Mayor: | Alain Molliens[1] |
| Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
| Intercommunality: | Amiens Métropole |
| Coordinates: | 49.8619°N 2.3439°W |
| Elevation M: | 54 |
| Elevation Min M: | 23 |
| Elevation Max M: | 107 |
| Area Km2: | 5.29 |
Cagny (pronounced as /fr/; Picard: Cagnin) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
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.[2]
Cagny is situated on the D161 road, on the outskirts of Amiens, about 3miles from the centre
The site of Cagny-La-Garenne 2 has evidence of humans Homo heidelbergensis from an inter-Ice-age environment (about 300,000 years ago).
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