Le Cateau
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Le Cateau-Cambrésis by Auguste Herbin
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 Le Cateau-Cambrésis
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Location within Hauts-de-France region
Le Cateau-Cambrésis
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| Coordinates: 50°06′15″N 3°32′40″E / 50.1042°N 3.5445°ECoordinates: 50°06′15″N 3°32′40″E / 50.1042°N 3.5445°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Nord | |
| Arrondissement | Cambrai | |
| Canton | Le Cateau-Cambrésis | |
| Intercommunality | Caudrésis–Catésis | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Serge Siméon | |
| Area1 | 27.24 km2 (10.52 sq mi) | |
| Population (2009)2 | 6,998 | |
| • Density | 260/km2 (670/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59136 /59360 | |
| Elevation | 84–157 m (276–515 ft) (avg. 96 m or 315 ft) |
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| Website | lecateau.fr | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Le Cateau-Cambrésis is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
The term Cambrésis indicates that it lies in the county of that name which fell to the Prince-Bishop of Cambrai.
The Musée Départemental Henri Matisse installed in the Palais Fénelon in the center of Le Cateau boasts the third largest collection of Matisse works in France.
Births:
Pierre Mauroy was a high school student in Le Cateau, and later its representative at the general council for the Nord department.
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