Cambrai

Summary

Cambrai is a commune of France^[1]. Cambrai ranks in the top 0.41% of commune_of_france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (328 views/month, #127 of 31,031).^[2]

Key Facts

• Cambrai is located in canton of Cambrai-Est^[3].
• Cambrai is located in canton of Cambrai-Ouest^[4].
• Cambrai is located in Nord^[5].
• Cambrai is located in arrondissement of Cambrai^[6].
• Cambrai is in the country of France^[7].
• Cambrai's head of government is recorded as François-Xavier Villain^[8].
• Cambrai's image is recorded as Hôtel de ville de Cambrai (97619).jpg^[9].
• Cambrai's instance of is recorded as commune of France^[10].
• Cambrai's flag image is recorded as Drapeau Cambrai.svg^[11].
• Cambrai's shares border with is recorded as Ramillies^[12].
• Cambrai's shares border with is recorded as Tilloy-lez-Cambrai^[13].
• Cambrai's shares border with is recorded as Awoingt^[14].
• Cambrai's shares border with is recorded as Cauroir^[15].
• Cambrai's shares border with is recorded as Escaudœuvres^[16].
• Cambrai's shares border with is recorded as Fontaine-Notre-Dame^[17].
• Cambrai's shares border with is recorded as Neuville-Saint-Rémy^[18].
• Cambrai's shares border with is recorded as Niergnies^[19].
• Cambrai's shares border with is recorded as Proville^[20].
• Cambrai's shares border with is recorded as Raillencourt-Sainte-Olle^[21].
• Cambrai's shares border with is recorded as Rumilly-en-Cambrésis^[22].
• Cambrai's coat of arms image is recorded as Blason cambrai.svg^[23].
• Cambrai's founder is recorded as Gambrinus^[24].
• Cambrai's flag is recorded as flag of Cambrai^[25].
• Cambrai's twinned administrative body is recorded as Esztergom^[26].
• Cambrai's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kamp-Lintfort^[27].

Body

Founding

Cambrai's founder is recorded as Gambrinus^[24].

Identity

Part of include Unité urbaine de Cambrai^[28], an urban unit^[29], in France^[30] and Aire métropolitaine de Lille^[31], an area of influence^[32], in Belgium^[33].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Cambrai include cambric^[34], a textile^[35] and Cambrai-Niergnies Airport^[36], an aerodrome^[37], in France^[38].

Why It Matters

Cambrai ranks in the top 0.41% of commune_of_france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (328 views/month, #127 of 31,031).^[2] Cambrai has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39] Cambrai is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]

Entities named for Cambrai include cambric^[34], a textile^[35] and Cambrai-Niergnies Airport^[36], an aerodrome^[37], in France^[38].