Cantigny | |
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 The Cantigny Memorial | |
Location of Cantigny  | |
  Cantigny  Cantigny | |
| Coordinates:49°39′51″N2°29′35″E / 49.6642°N 2.4931°E /49.6642; 2.4931 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Montdidier |
| Canton | Roye |
| Intercommunality | CC Grand Roye |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Noël Bauwens[1] |
Area 1 | 4.03 km2 (1.56 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 110 |
| • Density | 27/km2 (71/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80170 /80500 |
| Elevation | 64–112 m (210–367 ft) (avg. 104 m or 341 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Cantigny (French pronunciation:[kɑ̃tiɲi];Picard:Cantegny) is acommune in theSommedepartment inHauts-de-France in northernFrance.
During World War I,a battle liberated the town from German forces. Major GeneralRobert Lee Bullard commanded the US First Division in the United States' first victory of the war. About 10 years later, Colonel Robert R. McCormick namedhis estate in Illinois after the town.
Cantigny is situated on the D28 road, some 20 miles (32 km) southeast ofAmiens.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 117 | — |
| 1975 | 116 | −0.12% |
| 1982 | 123 | +0.84% |
| 1990 | 131 | +0.79% |
| 1999 | 124 | −0.61% |
| 2007 | 116 | −0.83% |
| 2012 | 105 | −1.97% |
| 2017 | 114 | +1.66% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
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