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Caudry

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Caudry () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Its inhabitants are called the 'Caudrésiens'. The town is mostly known as the Capital City of French Lace (along with Calais). Caudry station has rail connections to Douai, Cambrai, Paris, Lille and Saint-Quentin.

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Place details

Locality
Caudry
Region
Hauts-de-France
Country
France
Population
13,862
Timezone
Europe/Paris

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PM2.5
7.3 µg/m³
PM10
12.3 µg/m³
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Key facts

French commune.name
Caudry
French commune.commune status
Commune
French commune.image
Monuments aux morts Caudry.jpg
French commune.caption
The war memorial in Caudry
French commune.image coat of arms
Blason Caudry 59.svg
French commune.arrondissement
Cambrai
French commune.canton
Caudry
French commune.INSEE
59139
French commune.postal code
59540
French commune.demonym
Caudrésiens
French commune.mayor
Frédéric Bricout
French commune.term
2020–2026
French commune.intercommunality
CA Caudrésis–Catésis
French commune.elevation min m
103
French commune.elevation max m
138
French commune.area km2
12.94

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Caudry
Country
France
Population
13833
Area
12.94
Elevation
120
Shares border with
Montigny-en-Cambrésis
Official website
www.caudry.fr
Image
Caudry - Musée de la Dentelle (B).JPG
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Commons category
Caudry
twinned administrative body
Wedel
topic's main category
Category:Caudry
Commons gallery
Caudry
postal code
59540
associated electoral district
canton of Caudry
male population
6976
female population
7615
email address
mailto:[email protected]
phone number
+33-3-27-75-70-00
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Encyclopedic overview

11 sections
Contents
  • Toponymy
  • History
  • Lords (Seigneuries)
  • Population
  • Lace
  • Film Industries
  • Notable people
  • Twin towns
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Caudry () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Its inhabitants are called the 'Caudrésiens'. The town is mostly known as the Capital City of French Lace (along with Calais). Caudry station has rail connections to Douai, Cambrai, Paris, Lille and Saint-Quentin.

== Toponymy == The city of Caudry has not always carried its current name. However, this last derives from the previous appellations of the city: Calderiacum since 1087. Caudris since 1129. Cauderi since 1219. Caudri-en-Borneville. Caudri since 1286. Caudry since 1349.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Caudry” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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