Nord

:For the place in Greenland see Nord, Greenland; for the people see Norway.

Geography

Nord is part of the current Nord-Pas-de-Calais région and is surrounded by the French départements of Pas-de-Calais and Aisne, as well as by Belgium and the North Sea.

Related Topics:
Nord-Pas-de-Calais - Région - Pas-de-Calais - Aisne - Belgium - North Sea

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Situated in the north-east of the country along the western half of the Belgian frontier, the département is unusually long and narrow. Its principal city is Lille, which with nearby Roubaix, Tourcoing and Villeneuve d'Ascq constitutes the center of a cluster of industrial and former mining towns totalling slightly over a million inhabitants. Other important cities are Valenciennes, Douai, and Dunkirk.

Related Topics:
Lille - Roubaix - Tourcoing - Villeneuve d'Ascq - Valenciennes - Douai - Dunkirk

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The principal rivers are the following:

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• Yser
• Lys
• Escaut
• Scarpe
• Sambre