What are the cities in Nord Pas de Calais?
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What are the cities in Nord Pas de Calais?
The largest cities of the region of Nord-Pas-de-Calais (compared to the number of inhabitants in 2007) are : Lille (59), Roubaix (59), Tourcoing (59), Calais (62), Dunkerque (59), Villeneuve-d’Ascq (59), Boulogne-sur-Mer (62), Arras (62), Valenciennes (59), Douai (59), Wattrelos (59), Marcq-en-Barœul (59), Lens (62).
What is the capital of Pas de Calais?
Arras
Pas-de-Calais/Capitals
Where is Nord Pas de Calais France?
Nord-Pas de Calais (Dutch: Noord-Nauw van Kales) [5] is a region of northern France, located to the north of the French capital Paris and situated on the English Channel at the point closest to the English coast. The region also fronts much of the French border with Belgium.
Why is it called Pas de Calais?
listen), “strait of Calais”; Picard: Pas-Calés; also Dutch: Nauw van Kales) is a department in northern France named after the French designation of the Strait of Dover, which it borders.
What does PAS mean in Pas de Calais?
Etymology. From Pas de Calais (“Dover Strait”), itself from pas (“pass, strait”) + de (“of”) + Calais.
What is the area around Calais called?
Nord–Pas-de-Calais, former région of France, encompassing the northernmost départements of Nord and Pas-de-Calais.
What language is spoken in Calais?
French Flemish
| French Flemish | |
|---|---|
| Native to | France |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais: Dunkirk, Bourbourg, Calais, Saint-Omer and Bailleul |
| Native speakers | 20,000 full speakers or 50,000 with varying proficiency – 60,000 (1999) (1999) |
| Language family | Indo-European Germanic West Germanic Istvaeonic Low Franconian Dutch West Flemish French Flemish |
Where in France is Picardy?
Picardy (French: Picardie) [2] is a region in northern France, located immediately north of the French capital Paris and the Ile de France. Although largely inland, the region does border the English Channel near Abbeville.
What food is Nord-Pas-de-Calais famous for?
The most renowned specialties are andouillette de Cambrai, Maroilles tart, chicory gratin, carbonade flamande, anguille au vert à la Flamande (eel cooked with herbs), coq à la bière, endive and ham gratin, hochepot, Boulogne-style mackerel.
What area of France is Calais in?
12.93 mi²
Calais/Area
Where is the Hauts-de-France region?
Hauts-de-France, région of northern France created in 2016 by the union of the former régions of Nord–Pas-de-Calais and Picardy. It encompasses the départements of Aisne, Nord, Oise, Pas-de-Calais, and Somme. It is bounded by the régions of Normandy to the west, Île-de-France to the south, and Grand Est to the east.
What kind of region is Le Nord Pas de Calais?
Nord–Pas-de-Calais, former région of France, encompassing the northernmost départements of Nord and Pas-de-Calais. In 2016 the Nord–Pas-de-Calais région was joined with the région of Picardy to form the new administrative entity of Hauts-de-France.