Beaumetz-lès-Cambrai (, literally ''Beaumetz
near
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Cambrai''; pcd, Biaumés-lès-Kimbré) is a
commune
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in the
Pas-de-Calais department in the
Hauts-de-France region
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in northern
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.
INSEE commune file
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Geography
A farming village located southeast of Arras and southwest of Cambrai on the D18E road.
Population
Sights
* The church of St. Géri, rebuilt, like most of the village, after 1918.
* Vestiges of an old castle.
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cemeteries.
See also
* Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department
References
External links
The cemetery at Beaumetz-lès-CambraiThe cemetery at Beaumetz crossroads
Communes of Pas-de-Calais
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