Nord
Nord, a word meaning "north" in several European languages, may refer to:
Acronyms
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department
Department may refer to:
* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
Government and military
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in northern France,INSEE commune file /ref> southeast of Lille. It is twinned with the English town of
Much Wenlock
Much Wenlock is a market town and parish in Shropshire, England, situated on the A458 road between Shrewsbury and Bridgnorth. Nearby, to the northeast, is the Ironbridge Gorge, and the new town of Telford. The civil parish includes the villag ...
. An obsolete spelling is ''Cisoin''.
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Population
Bordering municipalities
Cysoing is bordered by
Bouvines
Bouvines (; nl, Bovingen) is a commune and village in the Nord department in northern France. It is on the French-Belgian border between Lille and Tournai.
History
On 27 July 1214, the Battle of Bouvines was fought here between the forces of F ...