Location
The town of Cambrai is located in the south of the Nord Department, of which it is chef-lieu of the arrondissement. It belongs to the dense network of the cities of the area which are

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Urban morphology
Origins
The old centre of Cambrai was established on a small rise overlooking, from the right bank, the marshy area of the Scheldt Valley. Indications suggest that a castrumwas built at this location,

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The location is attested as Camaracum in the 4th century in the Peutinger Table and Cameracum (no date). It recognises the Gallo-Roman suffix of Celtic origin -acum [fr] "place of", "property of", preceded by an element not identified with certainty. Albert Dauzatan

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Political trends and results
Overall, voting in Cambrai is little different from the national vote, but the abstention rate is often higher: For example, it was 34.86% in the 2005 referendum (against 30.63%); 22.07% in the first round of the 2007 presidential election

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Demography
In 2017, the commune had 32,558 inhabitants.
The urban unit

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Cambrai is the seat of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Cambrésis [fr]. In April 2007, it decided to merge with the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Arras, a decision which

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Antiquity
Little is known with certainty of the beginnings of Cambrai. Camaracum or Camaraco, as it was

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