Hauts-de-France

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Hauts-de-France is a region in northern France known for its industrial heritage, coastal areas along the English Channel, and proximity to Belgium and the United Kingdom.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf NUTS-2 region
administrative region of France
adjacentTo United Kingdom
surface form: United Kingdom (across English Channel)
borders Belgium
Grand Est
Normandy (administrative region)
surface form: Normandy

Île-de-France region
surface form: Île-de-France
bordersBodyOfWater English Channel
North Sea
capital Lille
contains Amiens
Arras
Beauvais
Boulogne-sur-Mer
Calais
Dunkirk
RC Lens
surface form: Lens

Lille
surface form: Lille metropolitan area

Saint-Quentin
containsAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Aisne
Nord
Oise
Pas-de-Calais
Somme, France
surface form: Somme
country France
created 2016
formedByMergerOf Hauts-de-France self-linksurface differs
surface form: Nord-Pas-de-Calais

Picardy
governmentType regional council
hasCoastlineOn English Channel
North Sea
hasHeritageSite Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin
hasRegionalCouncil Hauts-de-France self-linksurface differs
surface form: Conseil régional des Hauts-de-France
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site (Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin)
highestPoint Mont Watigny
knownFor agriculture
coal mining history
fishing
industrial heritage
ports
textile industry
largestCity Lille
locatedIn Hauts-de-France self-linksurface differs
surface form: northern France
locatedOnTransportCorridor Channel Tunnel
surface form: Channel Tunnel corridor
namedAfter France
officialLanguage French
partOf Metropolitan France
surface form: metropolitan France
seatOfGovernment Lille
timeZone Central European Summer Time
Central European Time

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Abbey of Nogent-sous-Coucy locatedIn Hauts-de-France
Thumeries, Nord, France locatedIn Hauts-de-France
subject surface form: Thumeries
this entity surface form: Hauts-de-France region
Quierzy locatedIn Hauts-de-France
this entity surface form: Hauts-de-France region
canton of Chantilly locatedIn Hauts-de-France
this entity surface form: Hauts-de-France region
Wattignies locatedIn Hauts-de-France
this entity surface form: Hauts-de-France region
Saint-Pol locatedIn Hauts-de-France
this entity surface form: Hauts-de-France region
Gouvieux locatedIn Hauts-de-France
this entity surface form: Hauts-de-France region
Gerberoy locatedIn Hauts-de-France
this entity surface form: Hauts-de-France region
Fricourt locatedIn Hauts-de-France
this entity surface form: Hauts-de-France region
Vaux-sur-Somme locatedIn Hauts-de-France
this entity surface form: Hauts-de-France region
Annoeullin locatedIn Hauts-de-France
this entity surface form: Hauts-de-France region
canton of Orchies locatedIn Hauts-de-France
this entity surface form: Hauts-de-France region
Gare d'Orchies locatedIn Hauts-de-France
City of Douai locatedIn Hauts-de-France
this entity surface form: Hauts-de-France region
Pévèle locatedIn Hauts-de-France
Designer Outlet Roubaix (McArthurGlen Roubaix) locatedIn Hauts-de-France
subject surface form: Designer Outlet Roubaix
canton of Albert locatedIn Hauts-de-France
this entity surface form: Hauts-de-France region
Bazentin locatedIn Hauts-de-France
this entity surface form: Hauts-de-France region
Stadium of the Unicorn locatedIn Hauts-de-France
Glisy locatedIn Hauts-de-France
QAM locatedIn Hauts-de-France
subject surface form: Amiens–Glisy Aerodrome