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Le Cateau-Cambrésis

Le Cateau-Cambrésis
Le Cateau-Cambrésis by Auguste Herbin
Le Cateau-Cambrésis by Auguste Herbin
Coat of arms of Le Cateau-Cambrésis
Coat of arms
Le Cateau-Cambrésis is located in France
Le Cateau-Cambrésis
Le Cateau-Cambrésis
Coordinates: 50°06′15″N 3°32′40″E / 50.1042°N 3.5445°E / 50.1042; 3.5445Coordinates: 50°06′15″N 3°32′40″E / 50.1042°N 3.5445°E / 50.1042; 3.5445
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Nord
Arrondissement Cambrai
Canton Le Cateau-Cambrésis
Intercommunality Caudrésis–Catésis
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Serge Siméon
Area1 27.24 km2 (10.52 sq mi)
Population (2009)2 6,998
 • Density 260/km2 (670/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 59136 /59360
Elevation 84–157 m (276–515 ft)
(avg. 96 m or 315 ft)
Website lecateau.fr

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Le Cateau-Cambrésis 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.



The Musée Départemental Henri Matisse installed in the Palais Fénelon in the center of Le Cateau boasts the third largest collection of Matisse works in France.

Births:

Pierre Mauroy was a high school student in Le Cateau, and later its representative at the general council for the Nord department.



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