Search results
Hauts-de-France (French pronunciation: [o də fʁɑ̃s] ⓘ; lit. ' Heights of France ', Upper France, Picard: Heuts d'Franche) 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. Its prefecture is Lille.
Hauts-de-France, région of northern France created in 2016 by the union of the former régions of Nord–Pas-de-Calais and Picardy. It encompasses the départements of Aisne, Nord, Oise, Pas-de-Calais, and Somme. It is bounded by the régions of Normandy to the west, Île-de-France to the south, and Grand Est to the east. Belgium lies to the ...
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
People also ask
What does Heuts de France mean?
Where is Hauts-de-France located?
What does Hauts-de-France mean?
Is French history concentrated in Hauts-de-France?
Hauts-de-France ( French pronunciation: [ o də fʁɑ̃s] ⓘ; lit. 'Heights of France', Upper France, Picard: Heuts d'Franche) 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. Its prefecture is Lille.
Hauts-de-France ( Upper France) (Picard: Heuts-d'Franche) is the northernmost region of France, located to the north of the French capital Paris and situated on the English Channel at the point closest to England. The region also fronts much of the French border with Belgium.
Valenciennes (/ ˌ v æ l ɒ̃ ˈ s j ɛ n /, also UK: / ˌ v æ l ən s i ˈ ɛ n /, US: /-n z, v ə ˌ l ɛ n s i ˈ ɛ n (z)/, French: [valɑ̃sjɛn] ⓘ; also Dutch: Valencijn; Picard: Valincyinnes or Valinciennes; Latin: Valentianae) is a commune in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France.
Things to do. A history that defines us. “ The entire history of France seems to be concentrated here (in the north) ,” esteemed French historian Jules Michelet said. A look at the DNA of Hauts-de-France reveals that part of the French soul was forged in this region.
