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Nord (French department)
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&sq=crain_ford&lang=simple&file=File:Hotel_de_pr%C3%A9fecture_du_Nord.jpg) Prefecture building of the Nord department, in Lille. | |
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&sq=crain_ford&lang=simple&file=File:Nord-Position.svg) Location of Nord in France | |
| Coordinates: 50°23′N 03°19′E / 50.383°N 3.317°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Département | 4 March 1790 |
| Prefecture | Lille |
| Subprefectures | Avesnes-sur-Helpe, Cambrai, Douai, Dunkirk, Valenciennes |
| Government | |
| • President | Jean-René Lecerf |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5,742.8 km2 (2,217.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2014)[3] | |
| • Total | 2,603,472 |
| • Density | 450/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Nordistes |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | FR-59 |
| Arrondissements | 6 |
| Cantons | 41 |
| Communes | 648 |
Nord is a department in the north of France, in the Hauts-de-France region. Its name is because the department is in the north of France. Its prefecture is Lille.
- ↑ "Président". Aisne.com. Conseil Général de l'Aisne. Archived from the original on 29 October 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
- ↑ "Département du Nord (59)". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- ↑ "Populations légales 2014 des départements et des collectivités d'outre-mer" (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
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