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| Région Nord-Pas-de-Calais | |
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Détails | |
| Information | |
| Capital: | Lille |
| Population
- Density |
322 /km² |
| Area | 12 414 km² |
| Arrondissements | 13 |
| Cantons | 156 |
| Communes | 1 546 |
| President of the regional council | Daniel Percheron |
| Départements | |
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Pas-de-Calais (62) | |
| Location | |
The administrative region of Nord-Pas-de-Calais in France combines the départements of Nord and Pas-de-Calais. The Vimy Ridge memorial is located in this région, Canada's most important memorial to the fallen soldiers of World War IWorld War I (also known as the First World War , the Great War the War of the Nations and the "War to End All Wars") was a world conflict occurring from 1914 to 1918. No previous conflict had mobilized so many soldiers, or involved so many in the field of.