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Clary | |
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 The town hall in Clary | |
_Nord-France.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Clary | |
  Clary  Clary | |
| Coordinates:50°04′41″N3°24′03″E / 50.0781°N 3.4008°E /50.0781; 3.4008 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Cambrai |
| Canton | Le Cateau-Cambrésis |
| Intercommunality | CA Caudrésis–Catésis |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Marie-Jo Déprez[1] |
Area 1 | 9.93 km2 (3.83 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 1,087 |
| • Density | 109/km2 (284/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59149 /59225 |
| Elevation | 115–152 m (377–499 ft) (avg. 123 m or 404 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Clary (French pronunciation:[klaʁi]) is acommune of theNorddepartment in northernFrance.[3]
| The arms of Clary areblazoned : Azure, 7 bezants (3,3,1) and a chief Or. (Clary andIllies use the same arms.) |
The commune was liberated from German occupation by5th/6th Battalion, Scottish Rifles, on 9 October 1918. ThePlace de la Mairie was renamedPlace des Ecossais in their honour. WhenKing George V visited Clary in November 1918, the same battalion was drawn up in theplace to welcome him. Among those liberated was a British soldier who had been in hiding since theBattle of Le Cateau in August 1914.[4][5]
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