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| Coordinates:50°07′33″N3°24′45″E / 50.1258°N 3.4125°E /50.1258; 3.4125 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Cambrai |
| Canton | Caudry |
| Intercommunality | CA Caudrésis–Catésis |
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| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Frédéric Bricout[1] |
Area 1 | 12.94 km2 (5.00 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 14,032 |
| • Density | 1,084/km2 (2,809/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Caudrésiens |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59139 /59540 |
| Elevation | 103–138 m (338–453 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Caudry (French pronunciation:[kodʁi]) is acommune in theNorddepartment in northernFrance.[3] Its inhabitants are called the 'Caudrésiens'. The town is mostly known as theCapital City of FrenchLace (along withCalais).Caudry station has rail connections to Douai, Cambrai, Paris, Lille and Saint-Quentin.
The city of Caudry has not always carried its current name. However, this last derives from the previous appellations of the city:
In the Middle Ages, as tradition will have it, Maxellende, a daughter of the lord of Caudry, was stabbed to death by one Harduin d'Amerval on 13 November 670 after turning him down. Following this Harduin became blind. However it is said that he recovered his sight as his victim's body was carried past him during itstranslation. Since then Maxellende has been the patron saint of Caudry and of the blind or partially sighted.
In the 19th century Caudry started specializing in tulle and lace making.
The first loom was installed in 1826 with parts smuggled from England. By 1913 there were some 650 looms employing several thousand workers. The population expanded from 1,926 in 1804 to 13,360 in 1911.
Caudry was shelled and burnt during the August 1914Battle of Le Cateau, where it was on the left flank of the line of the retreatingBritish Expeditionary Force.[5] It remained under German occupation until recaptured in late 1918.[6]
Today Caudry remains, withCalais, the only town in France where lace is still made. A lace museum has been opened in a former workshop in the town centre.
Many different Lords (French:Seigneurs) ownedCaudry's lands and properties and had administrative power over the town. The following are theLords of Caudry (French:Seigneurs de Caudry) chronologically ordered:
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 13,328 | — |
| 1975 | 13,579 | +0.27% |
| 1982 | 14,095 | +0.53% |
| 1990 | 13,579 | −0.47% |
| 1999 | 13,469 | −0.09% |
| 2007 | 13,842 | +0.34% |
| 2012 | 14,586 | +1.05% |
| 2017 | 14,591 | +0.01% |
| Source: INSEE[9] | ||
The city is mostly known as theCapital City of FrenchLace (along withCalais) and is considered a landmark ofFrench sartorial heritage andhigh craftsmanship for its art ofweaving the finest and most preciousfabrics (includingChantilly lace, Leavers lace,silk ortulle) through its centuries-oldtextile industry. The city is a lead supplier for luxuryfashion houses such asChanel orGucci. The city also supplies brands such asYves Saint Laurent,Dolce & Gabbana,La Perla,Alexander McQueen orRalph Lauren. In recent history, among the most internationally publicized creations made out ofCaudry'slace wereCatherine, Duchess of Cambridge's wedding gown worn while marryingPrince William, Duke of Cambridge inWestminster Abbey on 29 April 2011 orAmal Clooney's wedding dress worn in September 2014 inVenice,Italy while marrying American actorGeorge Clooney.[10][11] Numerous artists and politicians such asLady Gaga,Beyonce orMichelle Obama[12] have worn Caudry's lace.[13]
Since1910, Caudry'slace industries have closely collaborated withcostume designers working forstage productions andfilm industries withinHollywood; theCinema of Europe;East Asian cinema (particularly thecinema of Japan,China,Hong Kong,Taiwan andSouth Korea);Bollywood andWest Asian cinemas (Iranian cinema,Israeli cinema,Jewish cinema andTurkish cinema). Caudry'slace and textile creations were used in hundreds of films such as inLuc Besson'sThe Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec (2010),The Hunger Games (film series) starringJennifer Lawrence (2012-2015) orSam Mendes'sSkyfall (2012) part of theJames Bond series and starringDaniel Craig. In 2013, costume designerCatherine Martin earned theAcademy Award for Best Costume Design as well as theAcademy Award for Best Production Design for her work onBaz Luhrmann'sThe Great Gatsby (2014) starringLeonardo DiCaprio.[14] The dresses created for this film and notably the ones worn byCarey Mulligan were made with 1,400 meters oflace made in Caudry.Martin chose 210 drawings, out of 8,000 available.[15]
Caudry is twinned with:
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