Le Cateau-Cambrésis (French pronunciation: [lə kato kɑ̃bʁezi] ⓘ, before 1977: Le Cateau) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

[3] The term Cambrésis indicates that it lies in the county of that name which fell to the Prince-Bishop of Cambrai.

Le Cateau station has rail connections to Paris, Maubeuge and Saint-Quentin.

The Musée Départemental Henri Matisse installed in the Palais Fénelon in the center of Le Cateau boasts the third largest collection of Matisse works in France.

Births: Pierre Mauroy was a high school student in Le Cateau, and later its representative at the general council for the Nord department.