French Flanders

Roubaix ( , ; ; ; ) is a city in northern France, located in the Lille metropolitan area on the Belgian border. It is a historically mono-industrial commune in the Nord department, which grew rapidly in the 19th century from its textile industries, with most of the same characteristic features as those of English and American boom towns. This former new town has faced many challenges linked to deindustrialisation such as urban decay, with their related economic and social implications, since its major industries fell into decline by the middle of the 1970s. Located to the northeast of Lille, a

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 region, the prefecture of the Nord department, and the main city of the European Metropolis of Lille.

Dunkirk ( ; ; ; Picard: Dunkèke; ; or ) is a major port city in the department of Nord in northern France. It lies on the North Sea, from the Belgian border. It has the third-largest French harbour. The population of the commune is about 86,000.

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Tourcoing (; ; ; ) is a city in northern France on the Belgian border. It is designated municipally as a commune within the department of Nord. Located to the north-northeast of Lille, adjacent to Roubaix, Tourcoing is the chef-lieu of two cantons and the third largest city in the French region of Hauts-de-France ranked by population with about 99,000 inhabitants.

Douai ( , , ; ; ; formerly spelled Douay or Doway in English) is a city in the Nord département in northern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department. Located on the river Scarpe some from Lille and from Arras, Douai is home to one of the region's most impressive belfries.

Armentières (; , ) is a commune in the Nord department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France. It is part of the Métropole Européenne de Lille.

Hazebrouck (; , ; ) is a commune in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France. It was a small market town in Flanders until it became an important railway junction in the 1860s. West Flemish was the usual language until 1880, when French was taught at school by mandate of the French government in an effort to "Frenchify" the people of the Nord-Pas-de-Calais and to extinguish their Flemish roots. The development of the railways linked Hazebrouck to Lille to Calais and Dunkirk.

Wattrelos (; archaic ) is a commune in the Nord department in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France. It is located on the border with Belgium, northeast of the city of Lille. The fifth-largest component of the Métropole Européenne de Lille, Wattrelos borders the communes of Roubaix, Tourcoing and Leers in France and the communes of Mouscron and Estaimpuis in Belgium.

Grande-Synthe (; ) is a commune in the Nord department in the Nord-Pas de Calais region in northern France.

Marcq-en-Barœul (, ; ; older ) is a commune in the Nord department in the Hauts-de-France region, northern France.

Lambersart () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

commune in Nord, France

commune in Nord, France

commune in Nord, France

Coudekerque-Branche (; ; ; ; ) is a commune and town in the French department of Nord, Hauts-de-France, northern France.

Mons-en-Barœul () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

Bergues (; ; ) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

commune in Nord, France

Gravelines ( , ; ) is a commune in the Nord department in Northern France. It lies at the mouth of the river Aa southwest of Dunkirk. It was formed in the 12th century around the mouth of a canal built to connect Saint-Omer with the sea. As it was on the western borders of Spanish territory in Flanders it became heavily fortified, some of which remains.

commune in Nord, France

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.

commune in Nord, France

Bourbourg (; ) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is situated in the maritime plain of northern France, in the middle of a triangle formed by Dunkirk, Calais, and Saint-Omer.

Bondues (; ) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. thumb|left|Monument to the shot

commune in Nord, France

Faches-Thumesnil () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

Baisieux () is a commune in the Nord department, northern France. It is part of the Métropole Européenne de Lille.

Bauvin () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

commune in Nord, France

Wasquehal (traditional pronunciation ; currently common pronunciation ) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

Estevelles () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France about northeast of Lens. The canalised river Deûle forms the southern boundary of the commune.

Annœullin () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

Bouvines (; ) is a commune and village in the Nord department in northern France. It is on the French-Belgian border between Lille and Tournai.

commune in Pas-de-Calais, France

Bray-Dunes (; ) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is situated on the Belgian border, with Adinkerke being the closest Belgian town. Bray-Dunes is the northernmost commune and the northernmost point in all of France (mainland and overseas territories).

Lesquin () is a commune in the department of Nord, northern France.

Seclin () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is part of the Métropole Européenne de Lille.

Haubourdin () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is part of the Métropole Européenne de Lille.

Halluin (; ) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

Cysoing () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France, southeast of Lille. It is twinned with the English town of Much Wenlock. An obsolete spelling is Cisoin.

Armbouts-Cappel (; from ) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

Esquelbecq (; from ) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

Bousbecque (; ) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

Wormhout (; before 1975: Wormhoudt; ) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Several people in Wormhout still speak West Flemish, a local dialect of Dutch and the traditional language of the region, while French-speakers form a majority, due to centuries of French political and cultural influence.

Cappelle-la-Grande (; 'Cappelle-the-Great'; ) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is on the border with Dunkirk.

Avelin () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is south of the centre of Lille.

Godewaersvelde (; French Flemish: Godsvelde; ) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France, near the Belgian border.

Saint-André-lez-Lille (, literally Saint-André near Lille; Dutch: Sint-Andries or Sint-Andries-Rijsel, before 1991: Saint-André) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is part of the Métropole Européenne de Lille.

Leffrinckoucke (; ; ) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

Aix-en-Pévèle (), before 2018 just Aix, is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

Gondecourt () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

commune in Nord, France

Lys-lez-Lannoy (, literally Lys near Lannoy; West Flemish: Lis by Lannoy) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is part of the Métropole Européenne de Lille.

Auchy-lez-Orchies (, literally Auchy near Orchies, before 1962: Auchy) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

Steenvoorde () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Once part of the Seventeen Provinces of the Low Countries, Steenvoorde was the site of the beginning of the Beeldenstorm, or "Iconoclastic Fury." Today the city is known for its Géants du Nord, sculptures of giants that can be admired in summer festivals.

Arnèke (; ; ) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

Étaing () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France east of Arras, in the valley of the river Sensée.

Houplines (; ) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is part of the Métropole Européenne de Lille.

Bavinchove (; from Dutch; Bavinkhove in modern Dutch spelling) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.