Nord
French department in Hauts-de-France
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Nord is a department of France[1]. Nord ranks in the top 3% of department of france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,427 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Hauts-de-France[3]
- Country: France[4]
- Head of government: Jean-René Lecerf[5]
- Capital: Lille[6]
- Shares border with: Pas-de-Calais[7], Aisne[8], Somme[9], West Flanders[10], Hainaut[11]
- Named after: north[12]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: arrondissement of Avesnes-sur-Helpe[13], arrondissement of Cambrai[14], arrondissement of Douai[15], arrondissement of Dunkirk[16], arrondissement of Lille[17], arrondissement of Valenciennes[18]
- Flag: flag of Nord[19]
- Legislative body: departmental council of Nord[20]
- Commons category: Nord (French department)[21]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[22], UTC+02:00[23]
- Inception: March 4, 1790[24]
- Highest point: Q26876939[25]
- Official website: https://lenord.fr/[26]
- Topic's main category: Category:Nord (French department)[27]
- Population: 2,587,128[28], 2,605,238[29], 2,604,361[30], 2,606,234[31], 2,608,346[32], 2,607,746[33], 2,611,293[34], 2,616,909[35], 2,615,635[36]
- Office held by head of government: president of the departmental council of Nord[37]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[38], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[39], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[40], Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary[41]
- Official name: Nord[42]
- List of monuments: Liste des monuments historiques du Nord[43]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Nord[44]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Nord[45]
- Native label: Nord[46]
- Category for films shot at this location: Category:Films shot in Nord (French department)[47]
- Category for people buried here: Category:Burials in Nord (French department)[48]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Nord include Nord-Pas-de-Calais[49], a historical region[50], in France[51], founded in 1960[52].
Why It Matters
Nord has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] Nord is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]
Entities named for Nord include Nord-Pas-de-Calais[49], a historical region[50], in France[51], founded in 1960[52].