Ligny-en-Cambrésis

Ligny-en-Cambrésis is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. The first Australian soldier to fall during the First World War, lieutnant William Malcolm Chisholm, who died of his wounds on 27th August 1914, is buried at Ligny-en-Cambrésis Communal Cemetery.[2]

Ligny-en-Cambrésis
Commune
The town hall in Ligny-en-Cambrésis
Coat of arms
Location of Ligny-en-Cambrésis
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Coordinates: 50°06′02″N 3°22′48″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Cambrai
Canton	Le Cateau-Cambrésis
Intercommunality	Caudrésis-Catésis
Government
• Mayor (2020-2026)	Julien Léonard
Area ^1	8.79 km^2 (3.39 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	1,894
• Density	220/km^2 (560/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59349 /59191
Elevation	83–144 m (272–472 ft) (avg. 127 m or 417 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Heraldry

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

Year	Pop.	±%
2006	1,687	—
2007	1,691	+0.2%
2008	1,733	+2.5%
2009	1,749	+0.9%
2010	1,787	+2.2%
2011	1,825	+2.1%
2012	1,863	+2.1%
2013	1,896	+1.8%
2014	1,908	+0.6%
2015	1,904	−0.2%
2016	1,899	−0.3%

Politics

Presidential Elections 2nd Round [3]

Election		Winning Candidate	Party	%
	2017	Marine Le Pen	FN	62.54
	2012	François Hollande	PS	50.20
	2007	Nicolas Sarkozy	UMP	54.55
	2002	Jacques Chirac	RPR	68.98

See also

• Communes of the Nord department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
2. https://www.awm.gov.au/articles/blog/first-fall
3. http://www.lemonde.fr/data/france/presidentielle-2017/

• INSEE commune file