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North

Information

Country

France

Prefecture

Lille

Area

5 743 km²

Population

2 577 000 hab. (2004)

Density

448,72 inhab./km²

Spindle

UTC 01:00, UTC 02:00

Location

50 ° 34 ′ 12 ″ N 3 ° 3 ′ 0 ″ E

Official site

the North is a French department of the region Nord Pas de Calais. It is bordered on the east by the Belgium.

Understand

Regions

Maritime Flanders (Dunkirk)
Vast agricultural plain bathed by the North Sea dominated by the famous mountains of Flanders.

Lille Metropolis (Lille, Roubaix, Tourcoing)
Economic, political and cultural heart of the region where festive traditions and ancient heritage mingle happily with the contemporary world.

French Hainaut (Douai, Cambrai, Valenciennes)
Rich natural and heritage region with a succession of listed churches, mining landscapes and protected forest areas.

Avesnois (Avesnes-sur-Helpe, Maubeuge)
Atypical region with a remarkable natural heritage alternating groves, game forests and wild rivers.

Cities

Maritime Flanders

51.0377782.3763891 Dunkirk (last update Feb. 2018)
50.73752.7338892 Bailleul (last update Feb. 2018)
50.8869442.4313893 Esquelbecq (last update Feb. 2018)
50.7244442.5383334 Hazebrouck (last update Feb. 2018)
50.9863892.12755 Gravelines (last update Feb. 2018)
50.6516672.4669446 Thiennes – Thiennes is a charming and peaceful village surrounded by three rivers, the Lys, the Melde and the Nieppe. Bordered, to the east, by the forest of Nieppe, it is located about fifty kilometers from Dunkirk, as much from Lille. (last update Feb. 2018)

Lille Metropolis

50.6319443.05757 Lille (last update Feb. 2018)
50.5483333.0294448 Seclin (last update Feb. 2018)
50.6872222.8802789 Armentières – city best known for Line Renaud and Dany Boon. (last update Feb. 2018)
50.5933333.00166710 Emmerin (last update Feb. 2018)
50.6713893.21444411 Lys-Lez-Lannoy (last update Feb. 2018)
50.6680562.972512 Perenchies (last update Feb. 2018)
50.693.18166713 Roubaix (last update Feb. 2018)
50.72253.16027814 Tourcoing (last update Feb. 2018)
50.6233343.14515 Villeneuve d'Ascq (last update Feb. 2018)

French Hainaut

50.3708333.07916716 Douai (last update Feb. 2018)
50.1052783.54111117 Le Cateau-Cambrésis (last update Feb. 2018)
50.1758333.23472218 Cambrai (last update Feb. 2018)
50.3408333.16861119 Lewarde (last update Feb. 2018)
50.3591673.52520 Valenciennes (last update Feb. 2018)

Avesnois

50.1236113.92555621 Avesnes-sur-Helpe (last update Feb. 2018)
50.29753.79805622 Bavay (last update Feb. 2018)
50.33753.74138923 Gussignies (last update Feb. 2018)
50.2769443.972524 Maubeuge (last update Feb. 2018)

To go

The highway that joins the French capital is theA1; the toll costs around 13 to 14 € (~ 15.47 Fr. - price of 04/27/2021) (~ C $ 20.96 - class on 04/27/2021) (~ $ 16.9 - class on 04/27/2021), 16 € (~ 17.68 Fr. - price of 04/27/2021) (~ C $ 23.96 - class on 04/27/2021) (~ $ 19.32 - class on 04/27/2021) Sunday in the middle of the day.

Circulate

To speak

To buy

Eat

Gastronomy of Nord-Pas-de-Calais

Have a drink / Go out

Housing

To learn

Security

Health

Respect

Communicate

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