Cahon
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Somme | |
| Arrondissement | Abbeville | |
| Canton | Abbeville-2 | |
| Community association | Vimeu | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 7 ' N , 1 ° 43' E | |
| height | 3–69 m | |
| surface | 7.04 km 2 | |
| Residents | 199 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 28 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 80132 | |
| INSEE code | 80161 | |
 Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens church |
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Cahon (also Cahon-Gouy) is a northern French municipality with 199 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Somme in the region of Hauts-de-France . The municipality is located in the arrondissement of Abbeville and is part of the Communauté de communes du Vimeu and the canton of Abbeville-2 .
geography
The municipality, which extends to the Canal Maritime d'Abbeville à Saint-Valery in the north, is located around 8 km west of Abbeville on the railway line to Eu . The Trie river flows into this canal at the municipal border with Saigneville . The districts of Gouy on the right of the Trie and Petit-Cahon belong to Cahon.
history
The parish initially belonged to the Abbey of Saint-Valery-sur-Somme . In the 15th century it came to the Saint-Blimont family.
Residents
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
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| 226 | 227 | 213 | 208 | 212 | 224 | 204 | 220 |
Attractions
- Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens church
- Memorial to three killed resistance fighters
