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| Number | 59 |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
| Prefecture | Lille |
| Subprefectures | Avesnes-sur-Helpe Cambrai Douai Dunkerque Valenciennes |
| Population | Ranked 1st
445 /km² |
| Area | 5,743 km² |
| Arrondissements | 6 |
| Cantons | 79 |
| Communes | 652The following is a list of the 652 communes du Nord departement of France (CUDL) Communaute urbaine de Lille Metropole ( C. created in 1966. CUD) Communaute urbaine de Dunkerque Grand Littoral created in 1968. CAC) Communaute d'agglomeration de Cambrai cr |
| President of the general councilOverview In France, the President of the General Council is the locally-elected head of the Conseil General the assembly governing a departement a county-level territory. The position is elected by the General Councillors from among their number. If there | Bernard Derosier |
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Nord (French, the north) is a département in the north of FranceThe French Republic or France ( French: Republique francaise or France is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents..
Nord comprises the French part of former FlandersThis article is about a region of Western Europe and of Belgium. For other meanings, see Flanders (disambiguation). Today, Flanders ( Dutch: Vlaanderen French: Flandre or Flandres is a region in Western Europe, in Belgium and a nation, the 'community of t, excluding the western part separated in 1237Events Thomas II of Savoy becomes count of Flanders. Elblag, Poland is founded. The Mongols invade Russia. Gualdo Tadino, Italy, is destroyed by fire. The County of Artois is founded in France. Baldwin II becomes Latin Emperor of Constantinople. Conrad IV as the county of Artois (now a part of the neighbouring Pas-de-Calais).
This territory had been ruled by Spain since 1556, but was ceded to France in successive treaties ( 1659, 1668, and 1678).
It was one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790.