Cavillon is a commune

Communes of France

The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...

 in the Somme

Somme

Somme is a department of France, located in the north of the country and named after the Somme river. It is part of the Picardy region of France....

 department in Picardie

Picardie

Picardy is one of the 27 regions of France. It is located in the northern part of France.-History:The historical province of Picardy stretched from north of Noyon to Calais, via the whole of the Somme department and the north of the Aisne department...

 in northern France

France

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Geography

Cavillon is a small village surrounded by fields and woods, situated on the D121, D156 and D95 crossroads, about15 miles (24 km) northwest of Amiens

Amiens

Amiens is a city and commune in northern France, north of Paris and south-west of Lille. It is the capital of the Somme department in Picardy...

. Predominantly a farming area raising dairy cows, pigs and free-range chickens. A project to create a large pig-rearing facility is currently undergoing discussion and planning approval, much to the disgruntlement of the local population.

Population

History

Cavillon has existed since Gallo-Roman times. During ploughing, archaeologists regularly find artifacts in the ground between the town and the place known as "The Brickyard", where a Roman

Ancient Rome

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 villa once stood.
Found under the written form "Cavellon" as early as 1166, this town was mentioned again as "Caveillon" in 1301 and appeared under its current name of "Cavillon" in 1567.

Places of note

• The church of St. Nicolas, is in stone with a low steeple
  Steeple (architecture)
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   covered with slates. On the apse
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  , one can read the date of 1781, but the nave
  Nave
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   is from the end of the 16th century.
• The château, near the church, in a beautiful woodland
  Woodland
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   park, was built of bricks and stone in 1648. Two lower wings were added in 1698 and 1830. In the 1950s, it was the property of the Abbaye du Gard (on the left bank of the river Somme, downstream of Picquigny
  Picquigny
  Picquigny is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Picquigny is situated at the junction of the N235, the D141 and D3 roads, on the banks of the Somme River, some northwest of Amiens...
  
  ).
• The old school and mayor’s office was built in 1868. The school closed in 1960. In 1996, the building was restored and laid out as a meeting room and commune secretary’s office.
• On the other side of the D95, that crosses the town, is the 'old cemetery, surrounded by a brick wall, where rest the remains of five soldiers of the British Commonwealth.
• Chapelle Notre-Dame des Victoires, on the road leading to Oissy
  Oissy
  Oissy is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Population:-Places of interest:* The 17th/18th century château. Built by François Trudaine as part of a great estate sold to the nation in 1795. Much of the grounds still exist. The entrance and the ground-floor were...
  
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Leisure, cultural and tourist activities

• The town centre has a newly laid out square with flowering plants, benches and a petanque
  Pétanque
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   piste
  Piste
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  . The biggest of Cavillon’s three ponds is shaded by trees and the nests of moorhen
  Moorhen
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  s and duck
  Duck
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  s can be seen on its flowery banks.
• The attractiveness of the town of Cavillon, well maintained despite the municipal worker having to divide his time with neighbouring towns, is also attributed to the residents, encouraged by the wife of the current mayor, to grow flowers in their own gardens.
• Several walking routes pass through the commune of Cavillon, with directional panels provided by the C.C.O.A.

External links

• Cavillon on the Quid site