Hauts-de-France








Region in France
























































Hauts-de-France
Region
Hauts-de-France in France 2016.svg
Country
 France
Prefecture Lille
Departments
Government

 • President

Xavier Bertrand (DVD)
Area

 • Total 31,813 km2 (12,283 sq mi)
Population
(2012)

 • Total 5,973,098
 • Density 190/km2 (490/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)
UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code FR-HDF
NUTS Region FRE
Website www.regionhautsdefrance.fr

Hauts-de-France[1] (French pronunciation: ​[o d(ə) fʁɑ̃s], meaning "Upper France"), is a region of France created by the territorial reform of French Regions in 2014, from a merger of Nord-Pas-de-Calais and Picardy. Its capital is Lille. The new region came into existence on 1 January 2016, after the regional elections in December 2015.[2] France's Conseil d'État approved Hauts-de-France as the name of the region on 28 September 2016, effective 30 September 2016.[3]


With 6,009,976 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2015), and a population of 189 inhabitants/km2, it represents the 3rd most populous region in France and the 2nd most densely populated in metropolitan France after Île-de-France.


The region covers an area of more than 31,813 km2 (12,283 sq mi). It borders Normandy, Grand Est, Île-de-France, Belgium (Flemish Region and Wallonia) and the United Kingdom via the English Channel.




Contents






  • 1 Toponymy


  • 2 Geography


    • 2.1 Departments


    • 2.2 Major communities




  • 3 French sartorial heritage


  • 4 See also


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links





Toponymy


The region's interim name Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie was a hyphenated placename, created by hyphenating the merged regions' names—Nord-Pas-de-Calais and Picardie—in alphabetical order.[4]


On 14 March 2016, well ahead of the 1 July deadline, the Regional council decided on Hauts-de-France as the region's permanent name.[1][4] The provisional name of the region was retired on 30 September 2016, when the new name of the region, Hauts-de-France, took effect.[3]



Geography




Map of the new region with its five départements, colored according to the historical provinces as they existed until 1790.

  Picardy

  Île-de-France

  Artois

  French Flanders

  French Hainaut

  Cambrai [fr]

  Champagne

  Other




The region borders Belgium (Flanders and Wallonia) to the northeast, the English Channel to the northwest, as well as the French regions of Grand Est to the southeast, Île-de-France to the south, and Normandy to the southwest. It is connected to the United Kingdom (England) via the Channel Tunnel.



Departments


Hauts-de-France comprises five departments: Aisne, Nord, Oise, Pas-de-Calais, and Somme.



Major communities





Lille





Amiens




View of England from Cap Gris Nez, France




  1. Lille (227,560; region prefecture; surrounding area is home to over 1.5 million inhabitants)


  2. Amiens (133,448)


  3. Roubaix (94,713)


  4. Tourcoing (91,923)


  5. Dunkirk (90,995)


  6. Calais (72,589)


  7. Villeneuve-d'Ascq (62,308)


  8. Saint-Quentin (55,978)


  9. Beauvais (54,289)


  10. Valenciennes (42,691)



French sartorial heritage


The region was a pivotal center of mulquinerie



See also



  • Nord-Pas-de-Calais

  • Picardy

  • Regions of France

  • Canadian National Vimy Memorial

  • Battle of Vimy Ridge



References





  1. ^ ab "La Région a voté et s'appelle désormais Hauts-de-France" [The region has voted and is now called Hauts-de-France]. La Voix du Nord (in French). Lille. 15 March 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2016..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "La carte à 13 régions définitivement adoptée" [The 13-region map finally adopted]. Le Monde (in French). Agence France-Presse. 17 December 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2015.


  3. ^ ab Décret n° 2016-1265 du 28 septembre 2016 portant fixation du nom et du chef-lieu de la région Hauts-de-France (in French)


  4. ^ ab Loi n° 2015-29 du 16 janvier 2015 relative à la délimitation des régions, aux élections régionales et départementales et modifiant le calendrier électoral (in French)




External links








  • Official website Edit this at Wikidata(in French)

  • Merger of the regions - France 3



Coordinates: 49°55′14″N 2°42′11″E / 49.9206°N 2.7030°E / 49.9206; 2.7030







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