Nord

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Nord is a department in northern France known for its industrial heritage, dense population, and proximity to Belgium.

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Label Occurrences
Nord canonical 16

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf department of France
borders Belgium
capital Lille
climate oceanic climate
contains Cambrai
Douai
Dunkirk
Lille
surface form: Lille metropolitan area

Roubaix
Tourcoing
Valenciennes
country France
created 1790
createdDuring French Revolution
departmentNumber 59
economicSector industry
services
hasCoastOn North Sea
hasCulturalHeritage belfries of Belgium and France
Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin
surface form: mining basin of Nord-Pas-de-Calais
hasUniversity University of Lille
ISO3166-2 FR-59
knownFor coal mining history
dense population
industrial heritage
ports on the North Sea
steel industry
textile industry
language French
locatedIn Hauts-de-France
surface form: Hauts-de-France region

northern France
namedAfter its northern location in France
partOf European Union NUTS 3 region
surface form: European Union NUTS-3 region

French Flanders
populationCharacteristic one of the most populous departments of France
prefecture Lille
regionalLanguage Picard
West Flemish
sharesBorderWith Aisne
Pas-de-Calais
subprefecture Avesnes-sur-Helpe
Cambrai
Douai
Dunkirk, France
surface form: Dunkerque

Valenciennes
timeZone Central European Summer Time
Central European Time
transportHub Lille-Europe station
Lille-Flandres station

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