Epehy
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Somme | |
| Arrondissement | Péronne | |
| Canton | Péronne | |
| Community association | Haute Somme | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 0 ′ N , 3 ° 8 ′ E | |
| height | 99-147 m | |
| surface | 17.33 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,145 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 66 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 80740 | |
| INSEE code | 80271 | |
Épehy is a French commune with 1,145 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Somme in the region of Hauts-de-France in northern France.
geography
Épehy is located 20 kilometers southwest of Cambrai .
Battle of Épehy
The Battle of Épehy was a World War I battle of September 18, 1918 involving the British Fourth Army (under the command of General Henry Rawlinson) against German outpost positions in front of the Hindenburg Line. Field Marshal Douglas Haig originally did not want a direct attack on the Siegfried Line to be carried out; the losses from previous battles were simply too high for him: 600,000 dead since March, 180,000 of them in the last six weeks. So he thought General Henry Rawlinson's plan was too bold. It was only after the Battle of Havrincourt that he considered such an undertaking feasible and approved the plan on September 13, 1918.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| Residents | 1,098 | 1,175 | 1,059 | 1,079 | 1,044 | 1,088 | 1,152 |
