Caix
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Somme | |
| Arrondissement | Péronne | |
| Canton | Moreuil | |
| Community association | Terre de Picardie | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 49 ′ N , 2 ° 39 ′ E | |
| height | 53-97 m | |
| surface | 11.95 km 2 | |
| Residents | 740 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 62 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 80170 | |
| INSEE code | 80162 | |
| Website | http://www.caix.fr/ | |
 The church of Caix |
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Caix ( Picard : Tchai) is a northern French municipality with 740 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 Péronne , belongs to the canton of Moreuil and is part of the Communauté de communes Terre de Picardie .
geography
The municipality in the Santerre countryside is located around 4.5 km west of Rosières-en-Santerre at the intersection of the D28 and D41 departmental roads, a few kilometers south of the A29 autoroute and the Amiens-Laon railway line.
history
The remains of a Gallo-Roman villa were found in Caix . The community is first mentioned in 1131 as Caium. The reign, dependent on Corbie , came to the Marquisate of Feuquières in 1646 .
Caix was awarded the Croix de guerre 1914–1918.
Residents
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2010 |
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| 719 | 722 | 650 | 611 | 621 | 658 | 701 | 732 |
administration
Mayor ( maire ) has been Daniel Mannens since 2001.
Attractions
- The late Gothic church of Sainte-Croix ( Base Mérimée PA00116111), which has been classified as a Monument historique since 1906 , was built in the 16th century .
- Several war cemeteries from the First World War .
