Hauts-de-France is the northernmost region of France, located to the north of the French capital Paris and situated on the English Channel at the point closest to England. Photo: Velvet, CC BY-SA 3.0. Lille is the capital of the Hauts-de-France region in northern France and the core of one of the largest metropolitan agglomerations in the country.
Hauts-de-France (French pronunciation: [o də fʁɑ̃s] (listen); Picard: Heuts-d'Franche; lit. 'Heights of France', also Upper France) is the northernmost region of France, created by the territorial reform of French regions in 2014, from a merger of Nord-Pas-de-Calais and Picardy. Its prefecture is Lille.
Jump to navigation Jump to search. Hauts-de-France (Upper France) (Picard: Heuts-d'Franche) is the northernmost region of France, located to the north of the French capital Paris and situated on the English Channel at the point closest to England. The region also fronts much of the French border with Belgium.
The new region came into existence on 1 January 2016, after the regional elections in December 2015. France's Conseil d'État approved Hauts-de-France as the name of the region on 28 September 2016, effective 30 September 2016.
'Heights of France') is the northernmost region of France, created by the territorial reform of French regions in 2014, from a merger of Nord-Pas-de-Calais and Picardy. Its prefecture is Lille. The new region came into existence on 1 January 2016, after regional elections in December 2015.
Unsurprisingly, Hauts-de-France hosts a large number of battlefields, war cemeteries and memorials. Less well-known, but still worth your time are the region's many belfries and Gothic churches, and the remnants of France's industrial heartland. Hauts-de-France was created in 2016 by merging Nord-Pas-de-Calais and Picardy .
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. Belgium lies to the north.
The region covers an area of more than 31,813 km (12,283 sq mi). It borders Belgium (Flanders and Wallonia) to the northeast, the North Sea to the north, the English Channel to the west, as well as the French regions of Grand Est to the east-southeast, Île-de-France to the south, and Normandy to the west-southwest. It is connected to the United Kingdom (England) via the Channel Tunnel.
Aug 24, 2017 · The Somme, Aisne and Oise, further south within the Hauts de France are eminently accessible whether from Paris or the shores of England …
Haut-de-France is France’s most Northern region. It borders Belgium to the Northeast, the English Channel and the United Kingdom to the Northwest, as well as the French region of Ile-de-France to the South, making it a popular …
Administrative regions and territorial collectivity of Metropolitan France (‡ since start of 2016): Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes ‡ · Bourgogne-Franche-Comté ‡ · Brittany · Centre-Val de Loire · …
Subcategories. This category has the following 10 subcategories, out of 10 total. Geography of Aisne (7 C, 7 P) Geography of Nord (French department) (7 C, 10 P) Geography of Oise (7 …
Hauts-de-France ( Upper France) (Picard: Heuts-d'Franche) is the northernmost region of France, located to the north of the French capital Paris and situated on the English Channel at …
About Hauts de France. France’s northernmost region Hauts de France was created when the regions of Nord-Pas-de-Calais and Picardy merged. It consists of the departments of Aisne, …
Hauts de France has an outstanding coastline of more than 190 km (120 miles). Its extensive transport network connects with this wide seaboard through three major ports: Dunkirk (national port for rail freight), Boulogne-sur-Mer (fishing …
Lille, city, capital of Nord département and of the Hauts-de-France région, northern France, situated on the Deûle River, 136 miles (219 km) north-northeast of Paris, and 9 miles (14 km) from the Belgian frontier by road. Lille (often …