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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region
Beaumetz-lès-Cambrai
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| Coordinates: 50°07′21″N 2°59′05″E / 50.1225°N 2.9847°ECoordinates: 50°07′21″N 2°59′05″E / 50.1225°N 2.9847°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Arras |
| Canton | Bertincourt |
| Intercommunality | Canton of Bertincourt |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Philippe Gorguet |
| Area1 | 9.91 km2 (3.83 sq mi) |
| Population (2009)2 | 561 |
| • Density | 57/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62096 / 62124 |
| Elevation | 79–123 m (259–404 ft) (avg. 121 m or 397 ft) |
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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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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Beaumetz-lès-Cambrai is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region in northern France.
Geography[edit]
A farming village located 18 miles (29 km) southeast of Arras on the D18E road.
Population[edit]
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 550 | — |
| 1968 | 566 | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 536 | −5.3% |
| 1982 | 482 | −10.1% |
| 1990 | 516 | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 541 | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 561 | +3.7% |
Sights[edit]
- The church of St. Géri, rebuilt, like most of the village, after 1918.
- Vestiges of an old castle.
- Two World War I cemeteries.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
External links[edit]
- The cemetery at Beaumetz-lès-Cambrai
- The cemetery at Beaumetz crossroads
- Beaumetz-lès-Cambrai on the Quid website (French)