The arrondissement of Cambrai is an

arrondissement An arrondissement (, , ) is any of various administrative divisions of France, Belgium, Haiti, certain other Francophone countries, as well as the Netherlands. Europe France The 101 French departments are divided into 342 ''arrondissements' ...

of France in the

Nord Nord, a word meaning "north" in several European languages, may refer to: Acronyms * National Organization for Rare Disorders, an American nonprofit organization * New Orleans Recreation Department, New Orleans, Louisiana, US Film and televisi ...

department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...

in the

Hauts-de-France Hauts-de-France (; pcd, Heuts-d'Franche; , also ''Upper France'') is the northernmost Regions of France, region of France, created by the territorial reform of French regions in 2014, from a merger of Nord-Pas-de-Calais and Picardy. Its Prefectu ...

region In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and the interaction of humanity and t ...

. It has 116

communes An intentional community is a voluntary residential community which is designed to have a high degree of social cohesion and teamwork from the start. The members of an intentional community typically hold a common social, political, religious, ...

. Its population is 162,045 (2016), and its area is .

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Cambrai, and their

INSEE code The INSEE code is a numerical indexing code used by the French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE) to identify various entities, including communes and ''départements''. They are also used as national identification ...

s, are: # Abancourt (59001) # Anneux (59010) #

Aubencheul-au-Bac Aubencheul-au-Bac is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Population Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The comm ...

(59023) #

Avesnes-les-Aubert Avesnes-les-Aubert () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Population Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. Th ...

(59037) #

Awoingt Awoingt () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is southeast of the centre of Cambrai. Population Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord departme ...

(59039) #

Banteux Banteux () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Population Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes c ...

(59047) # Bantigny (59048) # Bantouzelle (59049) #

Bazuel Bazuel () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is southeast of Le Cateau-Cambrésis, and southeast of Cambrai. Population Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 com ...

(59055) #

Beaumont-en-Cambrésis Beaumont-en-Cambrésis is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. In 1794 the Battle of Beaumont took place near Beaumont-en-Cambrésis as a part of the French Revolutionary Wars. Population Heraldry See also *Communes of the N ...

(59059) #

Beaurain Beaurain () is a Communes of France, commune in the Nord (French department), Nord Departments of France, department in northern France. Population Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department References

Communes of Nord (F ...

(59060) #

Beauvois-en-Cambrésis Beauvois-en-Cambrésis is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Population Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The ...

(59063) #

Bermerain Bermerain () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. History Bermerain was the scene of action to drive back the Germans at the end of World War I. A dramatic account of fighting that took place between Bermerain and Sepmeries ...

(59069) #

Bertry Bertry () is a commune in the Nord, which is known as the most populous department in northern France. Bertry station has rail connections to Douai and Saint-Quentin. Population Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The foll ...

(59074) #

Béthencourt Béthencourt () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Population Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The commu ...

(59075) #

Bévillers Bévillers is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Population Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes co ...

(59081) # Blécourt (59085) #

Boursies Boursies () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Population Heraldry See also * Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes ...

(59097) #

Boussières-en-Cambrésis Boussières-en-Cambrésis is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Population Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. ...

(59102) #

Briastre Briastre () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Population Heraldry Economics In Briastre is a chemistry-factory. In the near of Briastre are agriculture farms. The Lamour Watermill The Lamour Watermill, Briastre ...

(59108) #

Busigny Busigny () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Busigny station has rail connections to Douai, Paris, Lille, Maubeuge and Saint-Quentin. Population Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a ...

(59118) #

Cagnoncles Cagnoncles () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It contains 11 Commonwealth war graves from the First World War. History Private A S Bullock in his World War I memoir recalls arriving in Cagnoncles around 19 October 1918 to ...

(59121) #

Cambrai Cambrai (, ; pcd, Kimbré; nl, Kamerijk), formerly Cambray and historically in English Camerick or Camericke, is a city in the Nord (French department), Nord Departments of France, department and in the Hauts-de-France Regions of France, regio ...

(59122) #

Cantaing-sur-Escaut Cantaing-sur-Escaut (, literally ''Cantaing on Escaut'') is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the ...

(59125) #

Capelle Capelle (also ''Kapelle'') is a village in the Netherlands, Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located about 6 km west of Waalwijk. The village was first mentioned in 1257 as Capella, and means chapel. The original village was flooded i ...

(59127) #

Carnières Carnières () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is about east of Cambrai. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Rep ...

(59132) #

Le Cateau-Cambrésis Le Cateau-Cambrésis (, before 1977: ''Le Cateau'') is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. The term Cambrésis indicates that it lies in the county of that name which fell to the Prince-Bishop of Cambrai. Le Cateau station has ...

(59136) #

Catillon-sur-Sambre Catillon-sur-Sambre (, literally ''Catillon on Sambre'') is a commune of the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the ...

(59137) #

Cattenières Cattenières () is a commune of the Nord department in northern France. Cattenières station has rail connections to Douai and Saint-Quentin. See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord ...

(59138) #

Caudry Caudry () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Its inhabitants are called theCaudrésiens. The town is mostly known as the Capital City of French Lace (along with Calais). Caudry station has rail connections to Douai, Cambr ...

(59139) #

Caullery Caullery () is a commune of the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes cooperate in ...

(59140) #

Cauroir Cauroir () is a commune of the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes cooperate in t ...

(59141) # Clary (59149) #

Crèvecœur-sur-l'Escaut Crèvecœur-sur-l'Escaut (, literally ''Crèvecœur on the Scheldt'') is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord depar ...

(59161) #

Cuvillers Cuvillers is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes cooperate in the ...

(59167) #

Dehéries Dehéries () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes cooperate in ...

(59171) #

Doignies Doignies () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes cooperate in the ...

(59176) #

Élincourt Élincourt () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes cooperate i ...

(59191) #

Escarmain Escarmain is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes cooperate in the ...

(59204) #

Escaudœuvres Escaudœuvres () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. History Escaudœuvres is famous for being the location of the sugar factory of the Sucrerie centrale de Cambrai. At the time of its construction, this was one of the b ...

(59206) #

Esnes Esnes () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry Monuments *Castle See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes ...

(59209) #

Estourmel Estourmel () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry Places of interest It used to be well known by the families of the Cambrai area for its petting zoo, ''Le Parc d'Estourmel'', which opened in 1967 and closed in 20 ...

(59213) #

Estrun Estrun (, before 1994: ''Étrun'') is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The ...

(59219) #

Eswars Eswars is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes cooperate in the foll ...

(59216) #

Flesquières Flesquières () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes cooperate ...

(59236) #

Fontaine-au-Pire Fontaine-au-Pire () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes cooperat ...

(59243) # Fontaine-Notre-Dame (59244) # Fressies (59255) #

Gonnelieu Gonnelieu () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. History During World War I, the town was captured by the German Empire during the Battle of Cambrai in 1917. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The foll ...

(59267) #

Gouzeaucourt Gouzeaucourt () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It was the scene of fierce fighting during World War I, and is mentioned in the poem "The Irish Guards" by Rudyard Kipling. There are 916 casualties from several nations inte ...

(59269) #

La Groise La Groise () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes cooperate i ...

(59274) # Haucourt-en-Cambrésis (59287) #

Haussy Haussy () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is south of Valenciennes. History During World War I the Germans occupied Haussy. Their brutal treatment of the native French inhabitants is recorded by Private A S Bullock i ...

(59289) #

Haynecourt Haynecourt () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes cooperate i ...

(59294) # Hem-Lenglet (59300) #

Honnechy Honnechy () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes cooperate in ...

(59311) #

Honnecourt-sur-Escaut Honnecourt-sur-Escaut (, literally '' Honnecourt on Escaut'') is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of ...

(59312) #

Inchy Inchy () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Jean-Gérard Fleury (1905–2002) French businessman, aviator, journalist and writer was born in Inchy. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a lis ...

(59321) #

Iwuy Iwuy () is a Communes of France, commune in the Nord (French department), Nord Departments of France, department in northern France. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department References External links Official websiteAujourd'hui à I ...

(59322) #

Lesdain Lesdain () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes cooperate in th ...

(59341) # Ligny-en-Cambrésis (59349) # Malincourt (59372) #

Marcoing Marcoing () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. History During World War I, there was an alleged incident between a British soldier named Henry Tandey and Adolf Hitler in this area. Hitler was unarmed and appeared wounded, so T ...

(59377) #

Maretz Maretz is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is 22 km south east of Cambrai. As of 2019, the population is 1,444. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of th ...

(59382) #

Masnières Masnières () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry History Masnières figured into the 1917 Battle of Cambrai during which time it was briefly captured by the British on the first day of the battle, November 20, an ...

(59389) # Maurois (59394) #

Mazinghien Mazinghien () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes cooperate ...

(59395) #

Mœuvres Mœuvres () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes cooperate in th ...

(59405) # Montay (59412) # Montigny-en-Cambrésis (59413) # Montrécourt (59415) #

Naves The nave () is the central part of a church, stretching from the (normally western) main entrance or rear wall, to the transepts, or in a church without transepts, to the chancel. When a church contains side aisles, as in a basilica-type b ...

(59422) #

Neuville-Saint-Rémy Neuville-Saint-Rémy () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Population Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. T ...

(59428) #

Neuvilly Neuvilly is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry French sartorial heritage The city was a pivotal center of mulquinerie. People Frank Lester is buried there. See also *Communes of the Nord department The followin ...

(59430) #

Niergnies Niergnies () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes cooperate in ...

(59432) # Noyelles-sur-Escaut (59438) #

Ors Ors () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is located on the Sambre–Oise Canal, in a small wood called Bois l'Évêque. History The commune was an area of intense fighting in November 1918 for control of the canal. Sec ...

(59450) #

Paillencourt Paillencourt () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes cooperate ...

(59455) # Pommereuil (59465) #

Proville Proville () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes cooperate in ...

(59476) #

Quiévy Quiévy () is a Communes of France, commune in the Nord (French department), Nord Departments of France, department in northern France. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department References

Communes of Nord (French departme ...

(59485) #

Raillencourt-Sainte-Olle Raillencourt-Sainte-Olle () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The commune ...

(59488) # Ramillies (59492) #

Rejet-de-Beaulieu Rejet-de-Beaulieu () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes coo ...

(59496) #

Reumont Reumont () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry Population See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes c ...

(59498) #

Ribécourt-la-Tour Ribécourt-la-Tour () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes coo ...

(59500) #

Rieux-en-Cambrésis Rieux-en-Cambrésis is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes coope ...

(59502) #

Romeries Romeries () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes cooperate in t ...

(59506) #

Les Rues-des-Vignes Les Rues-des-Vignes (; called ''Vinchy'' in the Middle Ages) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Vinchy was the site of a famous battle of the then-rising Charles Martel in spring 717. See also *Communes of the Nord departm ...

(59517) # Rumilly-en-Cambrésis (59520) #

Sailly-lez-Cambrai Sailly-lez-Cambrai is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes coopera ...

(59521) # Saint-Aubert (59528) # Saint-Benin (59531) #

Saint-Hilaire-lez-Cambrai Saint-Hilaire-lez-Cambrai (, literally ''Saint-Hilaire near Cambrai'') is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry French sartorial heritage The city was a pivotal center of mulquinerie See also *Communes of the Nord de ...

(59533) #

Saint-Martin-sur-Écaillon Saint-Martin-sur-Écaillon () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The com ...

(59537) #

Saint-Python Saint-Python (; officially spelt Sainct-Pieton and St-Piton during different periods preceding 1800) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It was named after Piatus of Tournai. Its inhabitants are called Saint-Piatiens or Pia ...

(59541) #

Saint-Souplet Saint-Souplet () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Geography Saint Souplet-Escaufourt is on the (departmental) route 115. It is part of the Canton of Le Cateau-Cambrésis, 6 km from Cateau, 30 km south east of ...

(59545) #

Saint-Vaast-en-Cambrésis Saint-Vaast-en-Cambrésis () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is named after the 6th century Saint Vedast. Heraldry French sartorial heritage The city was a pivotal center of mulquinerie. See also *Communes of th ...

(59547) # Sancourt (59552) #

Saulzoir Saulzoir () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is situated on the river Selle and has about 1700 inhabitants (2019). The town was the site of Julius Caesar's battle against the Nervians.Pierre Turquin ("La Bataille de l ...

(59558) #

Séranvillers-Forenville Séranvillers-Forenville is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes cooperate in ...

(59567) # Solesmes (59571) # Sommaing (59575) #

Thun-l'Évêque Thun-l'Évêque () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes cooper ...

(59593) #

Thun-Saint-Martin Thun-Saint-Martin () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry Sister cities * Kincardine O'Neil, Scotland See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord departmen ...

(59595) #

Tilloy-lez-Cambrai Tilloy-lez-Cambrai is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes coopera ...

(59597) #

Troisvilles Troisvilles is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes cooperate in ...

(59604) # Vendegies-sur-Écaillon (59608) #

Vertain Vertain () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes cooperate in t ...

(59612) #

Viesly Viesly () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes cooperate in the ...

(59614) # Villers-en-Cauchies (59622) #

Villers-Guislain Villers-Guislain () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. The graveyard a Gauche Woodcontains the casualties who died during the Battle of Épehy when British troops were deployed between Gouzeaucourt and Villers-Guislain. Heral ...

(59623) #

Villers-Outréaux Villers-Outréaux () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry History A German airbase was in the town in WW-I. War Memorial In September 2018 the villagers of Villers-Outréaux dedicated an especially commissioned ...

(59624) #

Villers-Plouich Villers-Plouich is a commune in the Nord department in northern France, situated 14 km south-west of the town of Cambrai. Geography The commune of has evolved over time to consist of the main village centre and two separate hamlets: * Be ...

(59625) # Walincourt-Selvigny (59631) #

Wambaix Wambaix () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Wambaix station has rail connections to Douai, Cambrai and Saint-Quentin. Heraldry Population See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 ...

(59635)

History

The arrondissement of Cambrai was created in 1800.Historique du Nord
/ref> As a result of the reorganisation of the

cantons of France The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the France, French Republic's Departments of France, departments and Arrondissements of France, arrondissements. Apart from their role as organizational units in relation to certain aspects ...

which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of Cambrai were, as of January 2015:Populations légales 2012: 59 Nord
INSEE # Cambrai-Est # Cambrai-Ouest # Carnières #

# Clary # Marcoing # Solesmes

References

{{authority control

French Hainaut