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Hauts-de-France Hauts-de-France (; ; ), also referred to in English as Upper France, 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. ...

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Pas-de-Calais The Pas-de-Calais (, ' strait of Calais'; ; ) is a department in northern France named after the French designation of the Strait of Dover, which it borders. It has the most communes of all the departments of France, with 890, and is the ...

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Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of ci ...

Calais Calais ( , , traditionally , ) is a French port city in the Pas-de-Calais department, of which it is a subprefecture. Calais is the largest city in Pas-de-Calais. The population of the city proper is 67,544; that of the urban area is 144,6 ...

Reims Reims ( ; ; also spelled Rheims in English) is the most populous city in the French Departments of France, department of Marne (department), Marne, and the List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, 12th most populous city in Fran ...

Béthune Béthune ( ; archaic and ''Bethwyn'' historically in English) is a town in northern France, Subprefectures in France, sub-prefecture of the Pas-de-Calais Departments of France, department. Geography Béthune is located in the Provinces of Fran ...

Nœux-les-Mines Nœux-les-Mines () is a Communes of France, commune in the Pas-de-Calais Departments of France, department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Nœux-les-Mines is situated some south of Béthune and southwest of Lille, at the jun ...

Arras Arras ( , ; ; historical ) is the prefecture of the Pas-de-Calais department, which forms part of the region of Hauts-de-France; before the reorganization of 2014 it was in Nord-Pas-de-Calais. The historic centre of the Artois region, with a ...

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Sains-en-Gohelle Sains-en-Gohelle is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Sains-en-Gohelle is an ex-coalmining town, nowadays a farming and light industrial commune, northwest of Lens, at the junction o ...

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Bully-les-Mines Bully-les-Mines () is a Communes of France, commune in the Pas-de-Calais Departments of France, département in northern France. It forms part of the Communauté d'agglomération de Lens – Liévin, Lens-Liévin agglomeration community, which en ...

Liévin Liévin (; ; ) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. The inhabitants are called ''Liévinois'' in French. Overview The town of Liévin is an old mining area of Pas-de-Calais. Near Lens, this town is of modest size but ...

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Loos-en-Gohelle Loos-en-Gohelle (, ) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography It is a former coal mining town, three miles northwest of the centre of Lens. The two largest (184 m & 182 m) spo ...

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Lille Lille (, ; ; ; ; ) 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 Regions of France, region, the Prefectures in F ...

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La Bassée La Bassée () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Population Heraldry Personalities La Bassée was the birthplace of the painter and draftsman Louis-Léopold Boilly (1761–1845). Another native was Ignace Franç ...

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Carvin Carvin () is a Communes of France, commune in the Pas-de-Calais Departments of France, department in the Hauts-de-France region of France about northeast of Lens, Pas-de-Calais, Lens. History During World War I, from October 1914 to October 1 ...

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Sallaumines Sallaumines (; or ''Sallau'') is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department of northern France. Administration Sallaumines belongs to the Lens-Liévin intercommunality which consists of 36 communes, with a total population of 250,000 inhabita ...

Noyelles-sous-Lens Noyelles-sous-Lens (, literally ''Noyelles under Lens'') is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. It is east of the centre of Lens. Administration Noyelles-sous-Lens belongs to the Agglomeration community of Lens – ...

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Fouquières-lès-Lens Fouquières-lès-Lens (, literally ''Fouquières near Lens'') is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography An ex-coalmining town situated some east of Lens, at the junction of the D46 and th ...

Montigny-en-Gohelle Montigny-en-Gohelle (, ) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France east of Lens. Population Twin Towns * Hrastnik * Stollberg * Johannesburg * Tamási * Ruda Śląska See also *Communes o ...

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Hénin-Beaumont Hénin-Beaumont (; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Pas-de-Calais Departments of France, department in the Hauts-de-France region of Franc about east of Lens, Pas-de-Calais, Lens. History The commune came into existence in 1970, the r ...

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Libercourt Libercourt () is a Communes of France, commune in the Pas-de-Calais Departments of France, department in the Hauts-de-France region of France about northeast of Lens, Pas-de-Calais, Lens. History Libercourt was once an integral part of the neig ...

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Noyelles-Godault Noyelles-Godault (; ) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France east of Lens. Population Notable people * Maurice Thorez, politician, was born there in 1900. See also *Communes of the Pas-de-Calai ...

Dourges Dourges () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France about east of Lens. The canalized river Deûle flows through the commune. Population See also *Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department The ...

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Courcelles-lès-Lens Courcelles-lès-Lens (, literally ''Courcelles near Lens''; ) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France about east of Lens. The canalized river Deûle forms the north-eastern border of the commune. ...

Évin-Malmaison Évin-Malmaison () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography An ex-coalmining village, now centred on farming and light industry, situated some east of Lens, at the junction of the D161 an ...

Leforest Leforest () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France about east of Lens. Population The inhabitants are called ''Leforestois''. See also *Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department The followin ...

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Douai Douai ( , , ; ; ; formerly spelled Douay or Doway in English) is a city in the Nord (French department), Nord département in northern France. It is a Subprefectures in France, sub-prefecture of the department. Located on the river Scarpe (rive ...

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Cambrai Cambrai (, ; ; ), formerly Cambray and historically in English Camerick or Camericke, is a city in the Nord department and in the Hauts-de-France region of France on the Scheldt river, which is known locally as the Escaut river. A sub-pref ...

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Roost-Warendin Roost-Warendin () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Population Twin towns Roost-Warendin is twinned with: * Haltern am See, Germany Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of ...

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Tournai Tournai ( , ; ; ; , sometimes Anglicisation (linguistics), anglicised in older sources as "Tournay") is a city and Municipalities in Belgium, municipality of Wallonia located in the Hainaut Province, Province of Hainaut, Belgium. It lies by ...

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Orchies Orchies (; ) is a commune in the department of Nord in the Hauts-de-France region of French Flanders, northern France. Its inhabitants are called Orchésiens. Orchies is the biggest town of the Pévèle. It is especially known for its ''Mus� ...

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Saint-Amand-les-Eaux Saint-Amand-les-Eaux (; former ) is a commune in the Nord department, northern France. It lies on the river Scarpe, 12 km northwest of Valenciennes. In French, the town people are named ''Amandinois'' (m), ''Amandinoise'' (f). Saint ...

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Sin-le-Noble Sin-le-Noble (; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Nord (French department), Nord Departments of France, department in northern France. Population Notable people * Pierre-Jules Boulanger, born in 1885 in Sin-le-Noble: contributed in t ...

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Montigny-en-Ostrevent Montigny-en-Ostrevent is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Population Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 647 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. ...

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Pecquencourt Pecquencourt () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Geography Climate Pecquencourt has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification ''Cfb''). The average annual temperature in Pecquencourt is . The average annual rai ...

Vred Vred () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 647 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes cooperate in t ...

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Marchiennes Marchiennes () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It was fictionally portrayed in Émile Zola's Germinal. Population Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 647 communes ...

Rieulay Rieulay () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 647 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes cooperate i ...

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Aniche Aniche (; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Nord (French department), Nord Departments of France, département in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France. The commune, located in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais mining area, long lived on t ...

Bouchain Bouchain (; ) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It lies halfway between Cambrai and Valenciennes. Bouchain, seat of the early medieval County of Ostrevent, was taken by Arnulf I, Count of Flanders, in the 10th century a ...

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Escaudain Escaudain (; West Flemish: Schouden) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Population Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 647 communes of the Nord department of the Fr ...

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Denain Denain (; ) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Denain had a population of 19,877, on a land area of 11.52 km2 (4.448 sq mi). It is the largest of 47 communes which comprise the Communauté d'agglomération de la Por ...

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Douchy-les-Mines Douchy-les-Mines () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Geography Douchy-les-Mines located near the A2 motorway between Valenciennes and Cambrai. It lies adjacent to the south of Denain and is a part of the urban area o ...

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Valenciennes Valenciennes (, also , , ; ; or ; ) is a communes of France, commune in the Nord (French department), Nord Departments of France, department, Hauts-de-France, France. It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced ...

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Liège Liège ( ; ; ; ; ) is a City status in Belgium, city and Municipalities in Belgium, municipality of Wallonia, and the capital of the Liège Province, province of Liège, Belgium. The city is situated in the valley of the Meuse, in the east o ...

Bruxelles Brussels, officially the Brussels-Capital Region, (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) is a region of Belgium comprising 19 municipalities, including the City of Brussels, which is the capital ...

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