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It is the longest department in metropolitan France, measuring 184 km from Fort-Philippe in the north-west to Anor in the south-east. Situated in the north of the country along the western half of the Belgian frontier, the department is unusually long and narrow.
Nord is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790 with Douai as is capital. It was divided in eight districts: Avesnes, Bergues, Cambrai, Douai, Hazebrouck, Lille, Le Quesnoy and Valenciennes.
The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020): Métropole Européenne de Lille; Communauté urbaine de Dunkerque; Communauté d'agglomération de Cambrai; Communauté d'agglomération du Caudrésis et du Catésis; CA Douaisis Agglo
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Nord 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.
Overseas departments and regions: Guadeloupe [ 971] · Martinique [ 972] · French Guiana [ 973] · Réunion [ 974] · Mayotte [ 976] Overseas collectivities: Saint Pierre and Miquelon [ 975] · Saint Barthélemy [ 977] · Saint-Martin [ 978] · Wallis and Futuna [ 986] · French Polynesia [ 987] · French Southern and Antarctic Lands [ 984] +.
'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. Contents. History. Geography. Principal towns. Demographics. Politics
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There are 6 arrondissements in the Nord department. The French departments, and in other countries, are divided into arrondissements, which may be translated into English as districts (in some cases, as boroughs). The capital of an arrondissement is called a subprefecture.
Nov 13, 2023 · Nord is a department in the far north of France. It was created on 4 March 1790 during the French Revolution from the western halves of the historical counties of Flanders and Hainaut, and the Bishopric of Cambrai.
The Departmental Council of Nord (French: Conseil départemental du Nord, Picard: Consièl départémintal dech Nord) is the deliberative assembly of the French department of the Nord, the most populous French department. The headquarters of this decentralized local authority are in Lille.
The départements (or departments) are administrative parts of France and many French colonies, similar to English counties. Départements are a kind of local government . The 101 French départements are now grouped into 13 metropolitan and five overseas régions .
Church of Saint-Pierre rising above the rooftops of Douai, France. Douai, town, northern France, in the Nord département, Hauts-de-France région. It is situated in flat country on the Scarpe River, 24 miles (39 km) south of Lille and 13 miles southwest of the Belgian border.
The Nord department’s 10 essentials. Stroll around the lanes of Lille’s old town. Plunge into World War II history in Dunkirk. Discover the poignant World War I battlefields and memorials of French Flanders. Rejuvenate on fine sandy beaches and in seaside resorts.
The largest in area is Gironde (10,000 km 2 (3,900 sq mi).), while the smallest is the city of Paris (105 km 2 (41 sq mi).). The most populous is Nord (2,550,000) and the least populous is Lozère (74,000).
Nord-Ouest ( English: North-West) is one of the ten departments ( French: départments, singular départment) of Haiti. It is in the northwestern part of the country. Its capital is Port-de-Paix . After the Haitian Revolution, the country was divided into only three departments: Nord, Ouest and Sud.
Nord (French pronunciation: ; Wast Flemish an Dutch: Noorderdepartement, Scots: Northren Depairtment) is a depairtment in the far north o Fraunce. It wis creatit frae the wastren halves o the historical coonties o Flanders an Hainaut (the eastren halves bein in Belgium), an the Bishopric o Cambrai. The modren coat o airms wis inheritit frae the ...
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Nord Department may refer to: Nord (French department) Nord (Haitian department) Nord Department (Ivory Coast), a defunct department of Ivory Coast.
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Nord (English: North) is one of the ten departments (French: départments, singular départment) of Haiti. After the Haitian Revolution, the country was divided into only three departments: Nord, Ouest and Sud. The Nord-Est and Nord-Ouest departments were part of the Nord department.
Nord-Est (English: North-East) is one of the ten departments (French: départments, singular départment) of Haiti. It is in the northeastern corner of the country, along the border with the Dominican Republic. Its capital is Fort-Liberté. After the Haitian Revolution, the country was divided into only three departments: Nord, Ouest and Sud.
