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Hauts-de-France
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in northern
France
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Geography
Cappy is situated on the D1 road, some east of
Amiens
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, by the banks of the river
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History
* Two
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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
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* 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.
Population
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
The Froissy Dompierre Light Railway (french: Chemin de fer Froissy-Dompierre, CFCD) is a narrow gauge light railway running from Froissy (a hamlet of La Neuville-lès-Bray) to Dompierre-Becquincourt, through Cappy, in the Somme department, ...