Cantigny, Somme

Cantigny ( Picard: Cantegny ) is a northern French village with 105 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) in the department of Somme in the Picardie region. The municipality is located in the arrondissement of Montdidier, is part of the Communauté de communes du canton de Montdidier, in the canton Montdidier.

Geography

The church in the countryside Santerre is on the road department D26 7 km west-northwest of Montdidier.

History

The community was recaptured in the First World War in the battle of Cantigny in May 1918 by American troops under the command of Major General Robert Lee Bullard. She received the Croix de guerre as a distinction from 1914 to 1918.

Population

Management

Mayor ( maire ) since 2001 Benoît De Weirdt.

Attractions

  • The American Monument of Cantigny for the 28th Infantry Regiment in the village square.
Picardy Cantons of France Canton of Montdidier Postal codes in France France Santerre (region) Montdidier (Somme) Ailly-sur-Noye Andechy Armancourt (Somme) Assainvillers Aubercourt Ayencourt Bayonvillers Beaucourt-en-Santerre Beaufort-en-Santerre Becquigny (Somme) Beuvraignes Biarre Bouillancourt-la-Bataille Braches Breuil (Somme) Caix Cayeux-en-Santerre Champien Chaussoy-Epagny Chilly (Somme) Chirmont Coullemelle Cressy-Omencourt Curchy Dancourt-Popincourt Davenescourt Domart-sur-la-Luce Ercheu Faverolles (Somme) Fescamps Folies Folleville (Somme) Fontaine-sous-Montdidier Fransart Fransures Grivillers Guerbigny Hallu Hangard Hangest-en-Santerre Hargicourt (Somme) Hattencourt Herly (Somme) Ignaucourt Jumel La Chavatte La Neuville-Sire-Bernard Laucourt Le Plessier-Rozainvillers Le Quesnel Liancourt-Fosse Malpart Marquivillers Maucourt (Somme) Mesnil-Saint-Georges Moreuil Morisel Moyencourt Parvillers-le-Quesnoy Piennes-Onvillers Punchy, Somme Quiry-le-Sec Remaugies Rogy Rouvrel Rouvroy-en-Santerre Rubescourt Saint-Mard (Somme) Sauvillers-Mongival Thory (Somme) Warsy Warvillers
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