- Le Cateau-Cambrésis
French commune
nomcommune=Le Cateau-Cambrésis
- 1921"
région=Nord-Pas-de-Calais
département=Nord
arrondissement=Cambrai
canton=Le Cateau-Cambrésis
insee= 59136
cp= 59360
maire=Serge Siméon
mandat=2008-2014
intercomm=Communauté de communes du Pays de Matisse
longitude=3.544544444 |latitude=50.10416944
alt moy= 96 m
alt mini=84 m
alt maxi=157 m
hectares=2,724
km²=27.24
sans= 7,453
date-sans=1999
dens=274
date-dens=1999Le Cateau-Cambrésis is a commune in northern
France , in the Nord "département".The term
Cambrésis indicates that it lies in the county of that name which fell to the Prince-Bishop of Cambrai.History
*The Peace of Cateau-Cambrésis, ending the
Italian Wars , was agreed there on April 2-3, 1559.
*OnMarch 28 1794 , allied forces under the prince of Coburg, defeated French forces at Le Cateau.
*Le Cateau formed the right wing of the front of II Corps of the British Expeditionary Force at theBattle of Le Cateau onAugust 26 1914 , during its withdrawal from theBattle of Mons .Miscellaneous
Le Cateau-Cambrésis was the birthplace of the painter
Henri Matisse (1869-1954). The "Musée Départemental Henri Matisse" installed in the Palais Fénelon in the center of Le Cateau boasts the third largest collection of Matisse works in France.The museum also benefited from a
Tériade donation.Le Cateau is also the birthplace of Marshal Mortier,
Pierre Nord andRaymond Poïvet , one of the creators of the famous French science fiction comics "Les Pionniers de l'Espérance ".Pierre Mauroy was a high school student in Le Cateau, and later its representative at the general council for the Nord "département".External links
* [http://www.nordmag.com/nord_pas_de_calais/cateau_cambresis/le_cateau.htm Webpage about Le Cateau-Cambrésis] (in French)
* [http://www.tourisme-lecateau.fr Tourist office] (in French)
* [http://beffroivision.chez.tiscali.fr Beffroivision, local TV channel]Gallery
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