- Cappy, Somme
French commune|name=Cappy
x = 137
y = 38
region=Picardie
departement=Somme
arrondissement=Péronne
canton=Bray-sur-Somme
insee=80172
cp=80340
maire= Didier Degrendel
mandat=2001 -2008
intercomm=Communauté de communes du Pays du Coquelicot
alt moy=65 m
alt mini=36 m
alt maxi=96 m
hectares=1191
km²=11,91
sans=485
date-sans=1999
dens=40|Cappy is a commune in the
Somme "département" in thePicardie region ofFrance .Geography
Situated on the D1 road, some 20 miles east of
Amiens , by the banks of theriver Somme .Population
History
*Two Roman villas have been found within the boundaries of the commune.
*Known as "Capiacum" in 887, from the earlier name "Caput Loci" which suggests a fortress was built to defend the passage of the Somme.
*In the 10th century, the village had a priory. Robert I of Péronne was the seigneur.
*In 1260, Cappy was one of 25 Picardie towns to receive its charter from Louis IX.
*In 1373, The priory, the village and the château were destroyed by the Earl of Warwick.
*The village was also pillaged during the wars with Spain.Historic monuments
* Saint-Nicolas church, built in the lower village. The tower dates from 1654. Partially rebuilt in 1920, after the battles of 1916.
* The railway museum 'Chemin de fer Froissy-Dompierre'.
ee also
Communes of the Somme department External links
* [http://www.cappy.tk Cappy historical website] fr
* [http://www.recensement.insee.fr/RP99/rp99/co_navigation.co_page?nivgeo=C&codgeo=80172&theme=ALL&typeprod=ALL&lang=FR&quelcas=LISTE Cappy Insee website] fr
* [http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=detail&id=31539&req=Cappy Cappy 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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