Hauts-de-France
| Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie | ||
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| Region of France | ||
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| Country |  France |
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| Prefecture | Lille | |
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| Government | ||
| • President | Xavier Bertrand (The Republicans) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 31,813 km2 (12,283 sq mi) | |
| Population (2012) | ||
| • Total | 5,973,098 | |
| • Density | 190/km2 (490/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
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Hauts-de-France[1] (French pronunciation: [o d(ə) fʁɑ̃s], translates to "Upper France" or "the heights of France" in English), officially still Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie, is a new Region of France created by the territorial reform of French Regions in 2014 by the merger of Nord-Pas-de-Calais, and Picardy. The new region came into existence on 1 January 2016, after the regional elections in December 2015.[2]
The region covers an area of more than 31,813 km2 (12,283 sq mi), and with a population of 5,973,098.[3]
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] now to be confirmed by the Conseil d'Etat by 1 October 2016.[4]
Geography
The region borders Belgium to the northeast, the English Channel to the northwest, as well as the French regions of Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine to the southeast, Île-de-France to the south, and Normandy to the southwest.
Major communities
- Lille (227,560; region prefecture)
- Amiens (133,448)
- Roubaix (94,713)
- Tourcoing (91,923)
- Dunkirk (90,995)
- Calais (72,589)
- Villeneuve-d'Ascq (62,308)
- Saint-Quentin (55,978)
- Beauvais (54,289)
- Valenciennes (42,989)
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Regional council votes for "Hauts-de-France", [[La Voix du Nord (daily)|]], 14 March 2016
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- ↑ 4.0 4.1 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
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- Merger of the regions - France 3
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