Beaumont-en-Cambrésis

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location of Beaumont-en-Cambrésis

(2020–2026) Fabrice Baccout^[1]Area

3.31 km² (1.28 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

452 • Density140/km² (350/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

59059 /59540

Elevation95–138 m (312–453 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Beaumont-en-Cambrésis is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.^[3] In 1794 the Battle of Beaumont took place near Beaumont-en-Cambrésis as a part of the French Revolutionary Wars.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	626	—
1975	559	−1.60%
1982	518	−1.08%
1990	500	−0.44%
1999	422	−1.87%
2009	466	+1.00%
2014	465	−0.04%
2020	447	−0.66%
Source: INSEE^[4]

Heraldry

The arms of Beaumont-en-Cambrésis are blazoned :
De gueules au trois lions d'argent.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE