Saint-Hilaire-lez-Cambrai

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location of Saint-Hilaire-lez-Cambrai

(2020–2026) Maurice Defaux^[1]Area

6.41 km² (2.47 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

1,555 • Density240/km² (630/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

59533 /59292

Elevation71–107 m (233–351 ft)
(avg. 97 m or 318 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Hilaire-lez-Cambrai (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃.t‿ilɛʁ lɛ kɑ̃bʁɛ], literally Saint-Hilaire near Cambrai) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.^[3]

Heraldry

The arms of Saint-Hilaire-lez-Cambrai are blazoned :

Or, 3 fesses gules. (Saint-Hilaire-lez-Cambrai, Villereau and Wallers, Rambures use the same arms.)

French sartorial heritage

The city was a pivotal center of mulquinerie

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