Beaumetz-lès-Cambrai (French pronunciation: [bome kɑ̃bʁɛ], literally Beaumetz near Cambrai; Picard: Biaumés-lès-Kimbré) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.[3]

Beaumetz-lès-Cambrai
The church of Beaumetz-lès-Cambrai
The church of Beaumetz-lès-Cambrai
Coat of arms of Beaumetz-lès-Cambrai
Location of Beaumetz-lès-Cambrai
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Beaumetz-lès-Cambrai is located in France
Beaumetz-lès-Cambrai
Beaumetz-lès-Cambrai
Beaumetz-lès-Cambrai is located in Hauts-de-France
Beaumetz-lès-Cambrai
Beaumetz-lès-Cambrai
Coordinates: 50°07′21″N 2°59′05″E / 50.1225°N 2.9847°E / 50.1225; 2.9847
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementArras
CantonBapaume
IntercommunalityCC du Sud-Artois
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Yannick Membre[1]
Area
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9.91 km2 (3.83 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
548
 • Density55/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62096 /62124
Elevation79–123 m (259–404 ft)
(avg. 121 m or 397 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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A farming village located 24 km (15 mi) southeast of Arras and 19 km (12 mi) southwest of Cambrai on the D18E road.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 566—    
1975 536−0.77%
1982 482−1.51%
1990 516+0.86%
1999 541+0.53%
2009 561+0.36%
2014 608+1.62%
2020 559−1.39%
Source: INSEE[4]

Sights

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  • The church of St. Géri, rebuilt, like most of the village, after 1918.
  • Vestiges of an old castle.
  • Two World War I cemeteries.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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