Cagnoncles (French pronunciation: [kaɲɔ̃kl]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3] It contains 11 Commonwealth war graves from the First World War.
Cagnoncles | |
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 The town hall in Cagnoncles | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Cagnoncles  | |
  Cagnoncles  Cagnoncles | |
| Coordinates: 50°11′28″N 3°18′40″E / 50.191°N 3.311°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Cambrai |
| Canton | Caudry |
| Intercommunality | CA Cambrai |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Bruno Lefebvre[1] |
| Area 1 | 6.23 km2 (2.41 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 645 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (270/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59121 /59161 |
| Elevation | 47–86 m (154–282 ft) (avg. 67 m or 220 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
History
editPrivate A S Bullock in his World War I memoir recalls arriving in Cagnoncles around 19 October 1918 to find the population near to starvation, and records that he and his fellow soldiers shared their rations with the local people.[4]
Heraldry
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The arms of Cagnoncles are blazoned : Per pale highly indented argent and gules. (Cagnoncles, Landas, Raucourt-au-Bois and Thun-Saint-Amand use the same arms.)
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Bullock, A S, Gloucestershire Between the Wars: A Memoir, The History Press, 2009, page 79
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