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Français : Carte administrative vierge de la région Hauts-de-France, France, destinée à la géolocalisation. Projection "Géoportail" (projection équirectangulaire à la latitude de référence 46.5° Nord)
The Conseil d'État approved Hauts-de-France as the name of the region on 28 September 2016, effective the following 30 September. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] With 6,009,976 inhabitants as of 1 January 2015 and a population density of 189 inhabitants per km 2 , it is the third most populous region in France and the second-most densely populated in metropolitan ...
6 Location map example, using default map (image) Toggle the table of contents. Module: Location map/data/France Hauts-de-France. 16 languages.
Valenciennes (/ ˌ v æ l ɒ̃ ˈ s j ɛ n /, [3] also UK: / ˌ v æ l ən s i ˈ ɛ n /, [4] US: /-n z, v ə ˌ l ɛ n s i ˈ ɛ n (z)/, [5] [6] French: [valɑ̃sjɛn] ⓘ; also Dutch: Valencijn; Picard: Valincyinnes or Valinciennes; Latin: Valentianae) is a commune in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France.
Lens (French pronunciation: ⓘ; Picard: Linse) is a city in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. [3] It is one of the main towns of Hauts-de-France along with Lille, Valenciennes, Amiens, Roubaix, Tourcoing, Arras and Douai. The inhabitants are called Lensois (pronounced).
Aisne (/ eɪ n / ayn, [3] US also / ɛ n / en; [4] French: ⓘ; Picard: Ainne) is a French department in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France. It is named after the river Aisne . In 2020, it had a population of 529,374.
Roubaix has one of the most efficient biomass district heating plant in France [153] and is therefore among the most advanced cities for sustainability in Hauts-de-France. Since 2014, the city has been engaged in several related initiatives aimed at moving to a circular economy and a zero waste future. [154]
Laon was the principal city of the late Carolingian kings of France, beginning with Louis IV. After the fall of the Carolingians , Laon took the part of Charles of Lorraine , their heir, and Hugh Capet only succeeded in making himself master of the town by the connivance of the bishop, who, in return for this service, was made second ...