Cappy | |
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Coordinates: 49°55′44″N2°45′32″E / 49.9289°N 2.7589°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Somme |
Arrondissement | Péronne |
Canton | Albert |
Intercommunality | Pays du Coquelicot |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Gérard Legrand [1] |
Area 1 | 11.91 km2 (4.60 sq mi) |
Population (2021) [2] | 551 |
• Density | 46/km2 (120/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 80172 /80340 |
Elevation | 36–96 m (118–315 ft) (avg. 65 m or 213 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Cappy (French pronunciation: [kapi] ; Picard: Capin) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Cappy is situated on the D1 road, some 20 miles (32 km) east of Amiens, by the banks of the river Somme.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 549 | — |
1975 | 513 | −0.96% |
1982 | 510 | −0.08% |
1990 | 484 | −0.65% |
1999 | 485 | +0.02% |
2007 | 543 | +1.42% |
2012 | 529 | −0.52% |
2017 | 535 | +0.23% |
Source: INSEE [3] |
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