Masnières | |
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 The town hall in Masnières | |
_Nord-France.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Masnières  | |
  Masnières  Masnières | |
| Coordinates:50°06′57″N3°12′38″E / 50.1158°N 3.2106°E /50.1158; 3.2106 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Cambrai |
| Canton | Le Cateau-Cambrésis |
| Intercommunality | CA Cambrai |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Francis Noblecourt[1] |
Area 1 | 10.97 km2 (4.24 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 2,731 |
| • Density | 250/km2 (640/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59389 /59241 |
| Elevation | 54–119 m (177–390 ft) (avg. 62 m or 203 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Masnières (French pronunciation:[manjɛʁ]) is acommune in theNorddepartment in northernFrance.[3]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 2,351 | — |
| 1975 | 2,446 | +0.57% |
| 1982 | 2,655 | +1.18% |
| 1990 | 2,708 | +0.25% |
| 1999 | 2,525 | −0.77% |
| 2007 | 2,589 | +0.31% |
| 2012 | 2,650 | +0.47% |
| 2017 | 2,717 | +0.50% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
| The arms of Masnières areblazoned: Azure, an inescutcheon between in orle 11 billets argent. (Ligny-en-Cambrésis,Masnières andVillers-au-Tertre use the same arms.) |
Masnières figured into the 1917Battle of Cambrai during which time it was briefly captured by the British on the first day of the battle, November 20, and held for twelve days to protect vital bridgeheads between Masnières andMarcoing before the British withdrawal under the weight of heavy German counter-attack.
The actions of the battle are commemorated in and around Masnières by severalCommonwealth War Graves Commission landmarks in and around the town, including:
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