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 (1,121 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 instance of is recorded as commune of France^[9].
• Cambrai's shares border with is recorded as Ramillies^[10].
• Cambrai's shares border with is recorded as Tilloy-lez-Cambrai^[11].
• Cambrai's shares border with is recorded as Awoingt^[12].
• Cambrai's shares border with is recorded as Cauroir^[13].
• Cambrai's shares border with is recorded as Escaudœuvres^[14].
• Cambrai's shares border with is recorded as Fontaine-Notre-Dame^[15].
• Cambrai's shares border with is recorded as Neuville-Saint-Rémy^[16].
• Cambrai's shares border with is recorded as Niergnies^[17].
• Cambrai's shares border with is recorded as Proville^[18].
• Cambrai's shares border with is recorded as Raillencourt-Sainte-Olle^[19].
• Cambrai's shares border with is recorded as Rumilly-en-Cambrésis^[20].
• Cambrai's founder is recorded as Gambrinus^[21].
• Cambrai's flag is recorded as flag of Cambrai^[22].
• Cambrai's twinned administrative body is recorded as Esztergom^[23].
• Cambrai's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kamp-Lintfort^[24].
• Cambrai's twinned administrative body is recorded as Gravesend^[25].
• Cambrai's postal code is recorded as 59400^[26].
• Cambrai is part of Unité urbaine de Cambrai^[27].

Body

Founding

Cambrai's founder is recorded as Gambrinus^[21].

Identity

Part of include Unité urbaine de Cambrai^[27], an urban unit^[28], in France^[29] and Aire métropolitaine de Lille^[30], an area of influence^[31], in Belgium^[32].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Cambrai include cambric^[33], a textile^[34] and Cambrai-Niergnies Airport^[35], an aerodrome^[36], in France^[37].

Why It Matters

Cambrai ranks in the top 0.41% of commune_of_france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,121 views/month, #127 of 31,031).^[2] Cambrai has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[38] Cambrai is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]

Entities named for Cambrai include cambric^[33], a textile^[34] and Cambrai-Niergnies Airport^[35], an aerodrome^[36], in France^[37].