Cagnoncles
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
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Cagnoncles (French pronunciation: [kaɲɔ̃kl]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3] It contains 11 Commonwealth war graves from the First World War.
Cagnoncles | |
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The town hall in Cagnoncles | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Cagnoncles | |
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| Coordinates: 50°11′28″N 3°18′40″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Cambrai |
| Canton | Caudry |
| Intercommunality | CA Cambrai |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Bruno Lefebvre[1] |
Area 1 | 6.23 km2 (2.41 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 663 |
| • Density | 106/km2 (276/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59121 /59161 |
| Elevation | 47–86 m (154–282 ft) (avg. 67 m or 220 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
History
Private A S Bullock in his World War I memoir recalls arriving in Cagnoncles around 19 October 1918 to find the population near to starvation, and records that he and his fellow soldiers shared their rations with the local people.[4]
Heraldry
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The arms of Cagnoncles are blazoned : Per pale highly indented argent and gules. (Cagnoncles, Landas, Raucourt-au-Bois and Thun-Saint-Amand use the same arms.)
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