Caix

Caix
Caix
Commune
	The church in Caix
	Location of Caix
	Caix Caix
	Coordinates: 49°49′02″N 2°38′47″E / 49.8172°N 2.6464°E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Péronne
Canton	Moreuil
Intercommunality	CC Terre de Picardie
Government
• Mayor (2023–2026)	Jean-Michel Sailly
Area 1	11.95 km2 (4.61 sq mi)
Population (2021)	696
• Density	58/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	80162 /80170
Elevation	53–97 m (174–318 ft) ; (avg. 90 m or 300 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Caix (French pronunciation: [kɛ]; Picard: Tchai) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Its 13th-16th century church is a listed monument.^[3]

Geography[edit]

Caix is situated on the D28 road, some 20 miles (32 km) southeast of Amiens.

In the First World War Caix was under German occupation for most of the period. It was recaptured by the 1st Canadian Division on 8 August 1918.^[4]

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 30 November 2023.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Base Mérimée: Eglise, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
^ The First World War Remembered, Gary Sheffield
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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