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Cambrai
Hauts-de-Francecity
Cambrai
Total population
31,425
Air quality index
Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Sister cities
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
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.
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus (Schreber, 1774) · Mammalia31,142
- Nathusius's BatPipistrellus nathusii (Keyserling & Blasius, 1839) · Mammalia3,220
- Serotine BatEptesicus serotinus (Schreber, 1774) · Mammalia2,178
- Lesser noctuleNyctalus leisleri (Kuhl, 1817) · Mammalia864
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves824
- Great TitParus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves705
- Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves604
- Common Wood-PigeonColumba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves553
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3.3 — 2008-09-133 km SSE of Florennes, Belgium
- M 2.6 — 2008-08-081 km SSE of Boussu, Belgium
- M 3.2 — 2008-07-141 km SW of Boussu, Belgium
- M 3.1 — 2005-02-271 km NW of Libercourt, France
- M 2.5 — 2004-10-030 km ESE of Maubray, Belgium
- M 2.5 — 2003-01-311 km N of Tarcienne, Belgium
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Hauts-de-France
- Escaudœuvres1.9 mi away · pop. 3,204
- Wambaix4.6 mi away · pop. 368
- Cattenières5 mi away · pop. 684
- Rieux-en-Cambrésis5.6 mi away · pop. 1,438
- Ribécourt-la-Tour6.4 mi away · pop. 376
- Bantouzelle7.9 mi away · pop. 440
- Saint-Hilaire-lez-Cambrai8 mi away · pop. 1,555
- Villers-Plouich8 mi away · pop. 389
- Villers-en-Cauchies8.1 mi away · pop. 1,161
- Avesnes-le-Sec8.1 mi away · pop. 1,447
- Bouchain8.2 mi away · pop. 3,996
- Ligny-en-Cambrésis8.3 mi away · pop. 1,901
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Cambrai
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Official Identifiers
INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics
- INSEE code
- 59122
- Department
- 59
- Region
- 32
- Population (Wikidata)
- 31,134
geo.api.gouv.fr
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image
- • INSEE — French national statistics, via geo.api.gouv.fr (official commune code, population, surface, department, region)
- • INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics — geo.api.gouv.fr