Ligny-en-Cambrésis is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3] The first Australian soldier to fall during the First World War, lieutenant William Malcolm Chisholm, who died of his wounds on 27 August 1914, is buried at Ligny-en-Cambrésis Communal Cemetery.[4]
Heraldry
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The arms of Ligny-en-Cambrésis are blazoned : Azure, an inescutcheon between in orle 11 billets argent. (Ligny-en-Cambrésis, Masnières and Villers-au-Tertre use the same arms.)
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Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 2,034 | — |
| 1975 | 1,914 | −0.86% |
| 1982 | 1,711 | −1.59% |
| 1990 | 1,652 | −0.44% |
| 1999 | 1,658 | +0.04% |
| 2007 | 1,691 | +0.25% |
| 2012 | 1,863 | +1.96% |
| 2017 | 1,894 | +0.33% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ "The first to fall | Australian War Memorial".
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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