Editing Cambrai (section)

===19th century===
[[File:Boulevard Faidherbe Cambrai.JPG|thumb|right|The Boulevard Faidherbe, built in 1898 on the site of the ramparts]]

The [[Franco-Prussian War]] of 1870 widely spared Cambrai. It also showed the futility of the fortifications, which the city obtained permission to demolish, at its expense, in 1892.<ref group=b>p. 238</ref> The outer boulevards were constructed and off to the location of the walls, between 1894 and the beginning of the 20th century. The appearance of the city was radically transformed, and the works stimulated the city's economy.<ref group=b>p. 245</ref>