- Cantigny, Somme
French commune|name= Cantigny
x = 133
y = 39
region=Picardie
departement=Somme
arrondissement=Montdidier
canton=Canton de Montdidier
insee=80170
cp=80500
maire=M. Benoît De Weirdt
mandat=2001 -2008
intercomm=Communauté de communes du canton de Montdidier
alt moy=104 m
alt mini=64 m
alt maxi=112 m
hectares=403
km²=4,03
sans=124
date-sans=1999
dens=30|Cantigny is a commune in the
Somme "département" in thePicardie region ofFrance .During World War I, a battle liberated the town from German forces. Robert R. McCormick commanded the US First Division in the United States' first victory of the war. About 10 years later, McCormick named his estate in Illinois after the town.Geography
Situated on the D28 road, some 20 miles southwest of
Amiens .Population
ee also
Communes of the Somme department External links
* [http://www.recensement.insee.fr/RP99/rp99/co_navigation.co_page?nivgeo=C&codgeo=80170&theme=ALL&typeprod=ALL&lang=FR&quelcas=LISTE Cantigny on the Insee website] fr
* [http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=query&req=Cantigny Cantigny on the Quid website] frNotes
*"This article is based on the equivalent article from the
French Wikipedia , consulted on January 31st 2008."
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