Ligny-en-Cambrésis

Ligny-en-Cambrésis
Ligny-en-Cambrésis
Commune
	The town hall in Ligny-en-Cambrésis
	Coat of arms
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	Coordinates: 50°06′02″N 3°22′48″E / 50.1006°N 3.38°ECoordinates: 50°06′02″N 3°22′48″E / 50.1006°N 3.38°E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Cambrai
Canton	Le Cateau-Cambrésis
Intercommunality
Government
• Mayor (2020-2026)	Julien Léonard
Area 1	8.79 km2 (3.39 sq mi)
Population (Jan. 2018)	1,895
• Density	220/km2 (560/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59349 /59191
Elevation	83–144 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. The first Australian soldier to fall during the First World War, lieutnant William Malcolm Chisholm, who died of his wounds on 27th August 1914, is buried at Ligny-en-Cambrésis Communal Cemetery.^[2]

Heraldry[]

	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
Year	Pop.	±%
2006	1,687	—
2007	1,691	+0.2%
2008	1,733	+2.5%
2009	1,749	+0.9%
2010	1,787	+2.2%
2011	1,825	+2.1%
2012	1,863	+2.1%
2013	1,896	+1.8%
2014	1,908	+0.6%
2015	1,904	−0.2%
2016	1,899	−0.3%