Le Cateau-Cambrésis

Le Cateau-Cambrésis
Belfry of Le Cateau
Location of Le Cateau-Cambrésis
Le Cateau-Cambrésis
Le Cateau-Cambrésis
Coordinates: 50°06′15″N 3°32′40″E / 50.1042°N 3.5445°E / 50.1042; 3.5445
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementCambrai
CantonLe Cateau-Cambrésis
IntercommunalityCA Caudrésis–Catésis
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Serge Siméon
Area
1
27.24 km2 (10.52 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
6,846
  Density250/km2 (650/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59136 /59360
Elevation84–157 m (276–515 ft)
(avg. 96 m or 315 ft)
Websitelecateau.fr
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 (French pronunciation: [ kato kɑ̃bʁezi] , before 1977: Le Cateau) 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. Le Cateau station has rail connections to Paris, Maubeuge and Saint-Quentin.