Ligny-en-Cambrésis

Ligny-en-Cambrésis
The town hall in Ligny-en-Cambrésis
The town hall in Ligny-en-Cambrésis
Coat of arms of Ligny-en-Cambrésis
Location of Ligny-en-Cambrésis
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Ligny-en-Cambrésis is located in France
Ligny-en-Cambrésis
Ligny-en-Cambrésis
Ligny-en-Cambrésis is located in Hauts-de-France
Ligny-en-Cambrésis
Ligny-en-Cambrésis
Coordinates: 50°06′02″N 3°22′48″E / 50.1006°N 3.38°E / 50.1006; 3.38
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementCambrai
CantonLe Cateau-Cambrésis
IntercommunalityCA Caudrésis–Catésis
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Julien Léonard[1]
Area
1
8.79 km2 (3.39 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,901
 • Density220/km2 (560/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59349 /59191
Elevation83–144 m (272–472 ft)
(avg. 127 m or 417 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Ligny-en-Cambrésis is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3] The first Australian soldier to fall during the First World War, lieutenant William Malcolm Chisholm, who died of his wounds on 27 August 1914, is buried at Ligny-en-Cambrésis Communal Cemetery.[4]

Heraldry

Arms of Ligny-en-Cambrésis
Arms of Ligny-en-Cambrésis
The arms of Ligny-en-Cambrésis are blazoned :

Azure, an inescutcheon between in orle 11 billets argent. (Ligny-en-Cambrésis, Masnières and Villers-au-Tertre use the same arms.)



Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 2,034—    
1975 1,914−0.86%
1982 1,711−1.59%
1990 1,652−0.44%
1999 1,658+0.04%
2007 1,691+0.25%
2012 1,863+1.96%
2017 1,894+0.33%
Source: INSEE[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ "The first to fall | Australian War Memorial".
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE


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