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Nord (French pronunciation: ⓘ; officially French: département du Nord; Picard: départémint dech Nord; Dutch: Noorderdepartement, lit. ' Northern Department ') is a département in Hauts-de-France region, France bordering Belgium.
Maubeuge (French pronunciation:; historical Dutch: Mabuse or Dutch: Malbode; Picard: Maubeuche) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. [3] It is situated on both banks of the Sambre (here canalized), 36 km (22 mi) east of Valenciennes and about 9 km (5.6 mi) from the Belgian border.
Pages in category "History of Nord (French department)" The following 41 pages are in this category, out of 41 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Maroilles Abbey in 1598. Albums of Croÿ.. The abbey was founded by Count Chonebert (or Radobert). Its first abbot was Saint Humbert of Maroilles.He returned from a trip to Rome with relics and a statuette of the Virgin Mary, whom he named patroness of the abbey church under the title Maroilles Notre Dame des Affligés. [1]
Lille (/ ˈ l iː l /, LEEL; French: ⓘ; Dutch: Rijsel; Picard: Lile; West Flemish: Rysel) is a city in the northern part of France, within French Flanders.Positioned along the Deûle river, near France's border with Belgium, it is the capital of the Hauts-de-France region, the prefecture of the Nord department, and the main city of the European Metropolis of Lille.
Cassel (French pronunciation:; Dutch: Kassel) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. [3] Built on a prominent hill overlooking French Flanders, the town has existed since Roman times. It was developed by the Romans into an important urban centre and was the focus of a network of roads, which are still in use today, that ...
Nord-Pas de Calais is the second main region for the automotive industry in France after Île de France (Paris region). The sector trade fair, the Forum on European Automotive Industry in Lille Region (FEAL), [ 54 ] takes place biennially to showcase the industry of the region and its importance for France and Europe.
The Nord département was one of the regions of France most devastated by the First World War. During the German occupation, beginning in 1914, the château housed staff of the German army, who photographed themselves enjoying the landscaped surrounding park. The Germans also requisitioned and demounted many of the metal fittings of the Palais ...