Nord

Summary

Nord is a department of France^[1]. Nord ranks in the top 3% of department_of_france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (453 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Nord is located in Hauts-de-France^[3].
• Nord is in the country of France^[4].
• Nord's head of government is recorded as Jean-René Lecerf^[5].
• Nord's instance of is recorded as department of France^[6].
• Nord's capital is recorded as Lille^[7].
• Nord's shares border with is recorded as Pas-de-Calais^[8].
• Nord's shares border with is recorded as Aisne^[9].
• Nord's shares border with is recorded as Somme^[10].
• Nord's shares border with is recorded as West Flanders^[11].
• Nord's shares border with is recorded as Hainaut^[12].
• north is named after Nord^[13].
• Nord's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as arrondissement of Avesnes-sur-Helpe^[14].
• Nord's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as arrondissement of Cambrai^[15].
• Nord's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as arrondissement of Douai^[16].
• Nord's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as arrondissement of Dunkirk^[17].
• Nord's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as arrondissement of Lille^[18].
• Nord's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as arrondissement of Valenciennes^[19].
• Nord's flag is recorded as flag of Nord^[20].
• Nord's legislative body is recorded as departmental council of Nord^[21].
• Nord's Commons category is recorded as Nord (French department)^[22].
• Nord's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00^[23].
• Nord's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00^[24].
• +1790-03-04T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Nord^[25].
• Nord's highest point is recorded as Q26876939^[26].
• Nord's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 50.621388888889, 'lon': 3.0322222222222}^[27].

Body

Founding

+1790-03-04T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Nord^[25].

Identity

Nord's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Nord'}^[28].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Nord include Nord-Pas-de-Calais^[29], a historical region^[30], in France^[31], founded in 1960^[32].

Why It Matters

Nord ranks in the top 3% of department_of_france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (453 views/month).^[2] Nord has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] Nord is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]

Entities named for Nord include Nord-Pas-de-Calais^[29], a historical region^[30], in France^[31], founded in 1960^[32].