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  2. Nord (French department) - Wikipedia

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    ' Northern Department ') is a département in Hauts-de-France region, France bordering Belgium. It was created from the western halves of the historical counties of Flanders and Hainaut, and the Bishopric of Cambrai. The modern coat of arms was inherited from the County of Flanders. Nord is the country's most populous département.

  3. Arrondissements of the Nord department (France) - Wikipedia

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    Map of arrondissements of the Nord department. The 6 arrondissements of the Nord department are: [1] Arrondissement of Avesnes-sur-Helpe, (subprefecture: Avesnes-sur-Helpe) with 151 communes. Its population was 225,391 in 2021. Arrondissement of Cambrai, (subprefecture: Cambrai) with 116 communes. Its population was 158,753 in 2021.

  4. Nord-Pas-de-Calais - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. File:Nord-Pas-de-Calais region location map.svg - Wikipedia

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    English: Blank administrative map of the region of Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France, as in January 2007, for geo-location purpose, with distinct boundaries for regions, departments and arrondissements. Français : Carte administrative vierge de la région Nord-Pas-de-Calais , France, telle qu'en janvier 2007, destinée à la géolocalisation, avec ...

  6. French Flanders - Wikipedia

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    The region was ceded to the Kingdom of France, and became part of the province of Flanders and Hainaut. The bulk became part of the modern French administrative Nord department, although some western parts of the region, which separated in 1237 and became the County of Artois before the cession to the French, are now part of Pas-de-Calais.

  7. Hauts-de-France - Wikipedia

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    Hauts-de-France (French: [o d(ə) fʁɑ̃s] ⓘ; Picard: Heuts d'Franche; lit. ' Heights of France '), also referred to in English as Upper France, [3] is the northernmost region of France, created by the territorial reform of French regions in 2014, from a merger of Nord-Pas-de-Calais and Picardy.

  8. Valenciennes - Wikipedia

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    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. [7] It lies on the Scheldt ...

  9. Lille - Wikipedia

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    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.