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Nord (France)
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Nord is one of two Departments in Nord-Pas de Calais, France. The other being Pas de Calais.
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Lille - As the cultural centre of a large metropolitan area, this city has become increasingly popular with visitors since it became a hub on the high speed rail network.
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The Nord department was created from the western halves of the historical counties of Flanders and Hainaut. The eastern halves being in Belgium. This explains the long thin shape of the department and the many Flemish sounding place names. It is the France's most populous department. It has several industrial towns based on the former coal mining industry.
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Historically, many people here spoke Flemish, but today it is overwhelmingly French.
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To Lille from London, Paris and Brussels by Eurostar/TGV trains.
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To Dunkirk from Dover by Norfolkline.
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