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Nord is part of the current Hauts-de-France region and is surrounded by the French departments of Pas-de-Calais, Somme, and Aisne, as well as by Belgium and the North Sea. Its area is 5,742.8 km 2 (2,217.3 sq mi). [ 5 ]
The region's interim name Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie was a hyphenated placename, created by hyphenating the merged regions' names—Nord-Pas-de-Calais and Picardie—in alphabetical order. [7] On 14 March 2016, well ahead of the 1 July deadline, the regional council decided on Hauts-de-France as the region's permanent name.
There is a smaller memorial next to the "Wacques Cross" dedicated to the men of the 44th Infantry, which carries the inscription: "Aux camarades tombés pendant les journées du 25-26-27-28-29 Septembre 1915. Etat-Major". Nearby, a memorial to the 60th Infantry is inscribed: "Aux morts du 60e RI Attaques des 25 au 29 – 09 – 1915" [28]
Arras (/ ˈ ær ə s / ARR-əs, French: ⓘ; Picard: Aros; historical Dutch: Atrecht [ˈaːtrɛxt] ⓘ) is the prefecture of the Pas-de-Calais department, which forms part of the region of Hauts-de-France; [3] before the reorganization of 2014 it was in Nord-Pas-de-Calais.
Born in Paris, rue d'Enfer in the Île de la Cité, on 19 October 1797, [1] Louise Jeanne Amélie Legrand, known as Legrand de Saint-Aubin, is the eldest daughter of Pierre Jean Hilaire Legrand known as Legrand de Saint-Aubin (1772–1839), [2] head of direct contributions, [a] [3] [4] and his wife Denise Marie Claudine Legrand (1772–1855).
Marie Brémont (1886–2001) is the fifth-oldest Frenchwoman ever and was the world's oldest person from November 2000 to June 2001. [1] Pictured in 1910, aged 23–24. French supercentenarians are citizens, residents or emigrants from France who have attained or surpassed 110 years of age.
The concession for the line from Creil to Beauvais, owned by CF de l'Est predecessor Chemins de fer des Ardennes, was exchanged for the Nord's concession for Laon–Reims in 1855. [5] In 1937, the CF du Nord was nationalised, as were the other main railway companies, to become part of the Société nationale des chemins de fer français (SNCF).
Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda (French pronunciation: [ameli le bɛ̃ palalda] ⓘ; Catalan: Els Banys i Palaldà) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. [ 3 ] It is situated in the Tech valley, and combines the old and the new with a mix of narrow cobbled streets and modern accommodation.