Ligny-en-Cambrésis

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]

Ligny-en-Cambrésis
Commune
The town hall in Ligny-en-Cambrésis
The town hall in Ligny-en-Cambrésis
Coat of arms of Ligny-en-Cambrésis
Coat of arms
Location of Ligny-en-Cambrésis
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
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
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
1,928
 • Density220/km2 (570/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.

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 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. INSEE commune file
  4. "The first to fall | Australian War Memorial".
  5. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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