The Mélantois () is an inland area of northern France, at south-east of
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 ...
. Between the
Deûle and the
Marque, it is bounded to the north by a line from
Willems to
La Madeleine. It is a
chalky
plateau
In geology and physical geography, a plateau (; ; : plateaus or plateaux), also called a high plain or a tableland, is an area of a highland consisting of flat terrain that is raised sharply above the surrounding area on at least one side. ...
at an altitude of between , with gentle slopes (below 5 %).
References
Nord (French department)
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