Caix

Caix ( Picard: Tchai ) is a northern French village with 738 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) in the department of Somme in the Picardie region. The municipality is located in the arrondissement of Montdidier, in the canton of Rosières -en- Santerre and is part of the Communauté de communes du Santerre.

Geography

The church in the countryside Santerre is located around 4.5 km to the west of Rosières -en- Santerre at the intersection of department D28 and D41 roads a few miles south of Autoroute A29 and the railway line Amiens Laon.

History

In Caix remains of a Gallo- Roman villa were found. The village was first mentioned in 1131 as Caium. The dependent of Corbie rule came in 1646 at the Marquisat of Feuquières.

Caix was awarded the Croix de guerre 1914-1918.

Population

Management

Mayor ( maire ) since 2001 Daniel Mannens.

Attractions

  • The classified as a monument historique since 1906, built in the 16th century late Gothic church of Sainte -Croix ( Base Mérimée PA00116111 ).
  • Several military cemeteries from the First World War.
Picardy Cantons of France Postal codes in France France Santerre (region) A29 autoroute 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) 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 Montdidier (Somme) 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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