Nord-Pas-de-Calais

Also known as Nord de France

fransk region

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Nord-Pas-de-Calais was a former French administrative region located in the far north of the country, bordered by the English Channel, North Sea, and Belgium, which merged into the larger Hauts-de-France region in 2016. The region consisted of two departments (Nord and Pas-de-Calais) and shared much of its early history with neighboring Belgium due to their geographic and cultural proximity.

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Key facts

Settlement.image_shield: Arms of Flanders.svg
Settlement.official_name: Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Settlement.native_name_lang: fr
Settlement.settlement_type: Region of France
Settlement.image_flag: File:Generic flag of Nord-Pas-de-Calais.svg
Settlement.flag_size: 120px
Settlement.blank_emblem_size: 75px
Settlement.image_map: Nord-Pas-de-Calais in France.svg
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: France
Settlement.extinct_title: Dissolved
Settlement.extinct_date: 1 January 2016

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Nord-Pas-de-Calais (nederländska: Noord-Nauw van Kales) är en tidigare region i Frankrike, som sedan 2016 är en del av regionen Hauts-de-France. Området tillhörde tidigare Nederländerna, och inlemmades i Frankrike 1713. Regionhuvudstad var Lille. Regionen kallas ibland ”franska Nederländerna” (Pays-Bas français) eller ”övre Artois” (Hauts-de-l’Artois). Dess historiska centrum var staden Douai.

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