Ligny-en-Cambrésis
Ligny-en-Cambrésis | |
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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 |
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Government | |
• Mayor (2020-2026) | Julien Léonard |
Area 1 | 8.79 km2 (3.39 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2018)[1] | 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[]
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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.)
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Population[]
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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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% |
Politics[]
Presidential Elections 2nd Round [3][]
Election | Winning Candidate | Party | % | |
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2017 | Marine Le Pen | FN | 62.54 | |
2012 | François Hollande | PS | 50.20 | |
2007 | Nicolas Sarkozy | UMP | 54.55 | |
2002 | Jacques Chirac | RPR | 68.98 |
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