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			{{French commune\|nomcommune=Cambrai\|
⚫	~~'''Cambrai''' (Dutch: ''Kamerijk'') also written '''Cambray''' is a ] city and ], in the ] '']'', of which it is a '']''.~~ Cambrai is the see of an ] which jurisdiction was immense in during ]. The territory of the Bishopric of Cambrai, roughly coinciding with the historical ], included large parts of the ]. The bishopric had some limited secular power.
			région=] \|
			département=] ('']'') \|
			arrondissement=Cambrai\|
			canton=]\|
			insee=59122 \|
			cp=59400 \|
			gentilé=Cambrésiens
			\|maire=François-Xavier Villain \|
			mandat=]-] \|
			intercomm=] \|
			longitude=03°14'08" E\|
			latitude=50°10'36" N\|
			alt moy= 60m \|
			alt mini=41 m \|
			alt maxi=101 m \|
			hectares=1,812 \|
			km²=18.12 \|
			sans= (''Cambrésiens'') 33,716 \|date-sans=1999 \|
			dens=1,861 \|}}

		⚫	]
		⚫	]
			{{commons\|Cambrai\|Cambrai}}

			'''Cambrai''' (Dutch: ''Kamerijk'') also written '''Cambray''' is a ] town and ], in the ] '']'', of which it is a '']''.

		⚫	Cambrai is the see of ] which jurisdiction was immense in during ]. The territory of the Bishopric of Cambrai, roughly coinciding with the historical ], included large parts of the ]. The bishopric had some limited secular power.

	==History==		==History==

⚫	]
⚫	]
	The ] (] - ], ]), a campaign of ] took place there. It was noted for the first successful use of ]s.		The ] (] - ], ]), a campaign of ] took place there. It was noted for the first successful use of ]s.

	==Miscellaneous==		==Miscellaneous==

		⚫	There was a pub '']'' in Cambrai, across the street from ]'s residence.

			===Births===

	Cambrai was the birthplace of:		Cambrai was the birthplace of:
⚫	*] (1739-1823), French general
⚫	*] (1747-1807), Spanish governor of ]
⚫	*] (1872-1936), ]
⚫	*] (1904-2001), engineer in ], ], and environmental ]
⚫	*] (1934~~-present~~), social ], ], and ] intellectual

		⚫	* ] (1739-1823), French general
⚫	There was a pub '']'' in Cambrai, across the street from ]'s residence.
		⚫	* ] (1747-1807), Spanish governor of ]
		⚫	* ] (1872-1936), ]
			* ] (1896-1991), Jesuit and theologian
			* ] (1902-1933), writer, playwright and poet
		⚫	* ] (1904-2001), engineer in ], ], and environmental ]
		⚫	* ] (born 1934), social ], ], and ] intellectual

			===Twin towns===

			Cambrai is twinned with:
			* ] - ], ]
			* ] - ], ]
			* ] - ]
			* ] - ]

			==See also==
			* ] (])
			* ]

	==External ~~links~~==		==External link==
	*		*

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Place in France

Cambrai
Location of
Country	France
Arrondissement	Cambrai
Canton	Cambrai
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59122 /

File:Cambrai 1915.jpg

Cambrai in 1915

Cambrai (Dutch: Kamerijk) also written Cambray is a French town and commune, in the Nord département, of which it is a sous-préfecture.

Cambrai is the see of an archdiocese which jurisdiction was immense in during Middle Ages. The territory of the Bishopric of Cambrai, roughly coinciding with the historical Flanders, included large parts of the Low Countries. The bishopric had some limited secular power.

History

The Battle of Cambrai (November 20 - December 3, 1917), a campaign of World War I took place there. It was noted for the first successful use of tanks.