Nord is a département in Hauts-de-France region, France bordering Belgium. It was created from the western halves of the historical counties of Flanders and Hainaut, and the Bishopric of Cambrai. The modern coat of arm… See more

Until the 17th century, the history of the North (Nord, French department) was largely in common with the history of Belgium (the Celtics Belgians during Antiquity were a multitude of Celtic peoples from the no… See more

Until recently, the department was dominated economically by coal mining, which extended through the heart of the department from neighbouring Artois into central Belgium.
At the forefr… See more

• The old stock exchange of Lille
• Saint-Winoc Abbey in Bergues
• Belfry of Douai
• Windmill in Boeschepe … See more

• Cantons of the Nord department
• Communes of the Nord department
• Arrondissements of the Nord department (France)… See more