Cambrai
Sign in to saveCambrai (, ; ; ), formerly Cambray and historically in English Camerick or Camericke, is a city in the Nord department and in the Hauts-de-France region of France on the Scheldt river, which is known locally as the Escaut river.
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Cambrai is a city located in northern France in the Nord department, situated on the Scheldt River. The city is historically notable enough to have been referred to by various names in English, including Camerick and Camericke, reflecting its long significance in the region.
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Place details
- Locality
- Cambrai
- Region
- Hauts-de-France
- Country
- France
- Population
- 36,492
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81 sectionsContents
- History
- Antiquity
- Middle Ages
- Economic activity
- Music history
- Early Modern era
- The annexation by France
- The French Revolution
- 19th century
- 20th century
- Geography
- Location
- Geology and landforms
- Hydrography
- Climate
- Transport
- Road
- Railway
- Railway history
- Railway projects
- Waterways
- Waterways history
- Waterways projects
- Airports
- Urban transport
- Urbanism
- Urban morphology
- Origins
- Development
- Dismantling of fortifications
- Drainage work
- The 20th century
- Housing
- Development projects
- Toponymy
- Politics and administration
- Political trends and results
- Municipal government
- List of mayors
- Judicial and administrative authorities
- Environmental policy
- Twin towns and sister cities
- Population
- Demographics
- Age structure
- Population distribution
- Education
- Schools
- University life
- Health
- Economy
- Economic history
- Business and shops
- Perspectives
- Income of the population and taxation
- Employment
- Culture and heritage
- Cultural events and festivities
- Media
- Religion
- Sports
- French sartorial heritage
- Sites and monuments
- Religious heritage
- Military heritage
- Civil heritage
- Memorial heritage
- Environmental heritage
- Cultural heritage
- Culinary specialities
- Heraldry, motto
- Military life
- Cambrai in literature and cinema
- Cambrai and philately
- Notable people
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Sources
- Bibliography
- External links
Cambrai (, ; ; ), formerly Cambray and historically in English Camerick or Camericke, is a city in the Nord department and in the Hauts-de-France region of France on the Scheldt river, which is known locally as the Escaut river.
A sub-prefecture of the department, Cambrai is a town with about 31,000 inhabitants. It is in the heart of the urban unit of Cambrai with 46,000 inhabitants, and a functional area with 93,000 inhabitants. With Lille and the towns of the former Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin, it is also part of the which has more than 3.8 million inhabitants.