Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Nord-Pas de Calais is one of the régions of France. It combines the départements of Nord and Pas-de-Calais , in the far north of the country, bordering with Belgium . It is an extremely densely populated region with some 4 million inhabitants - 7% of France's total population, making it the fourth most populous region in the country - 83% of whom live in urban communities and covers an area of
12,414 km². Its administrative centre is the city of Lille. Other major towns include Valenciennes, Lens, Douai, Béthune, Dunkirk, Maubeuge, Calais, Boulogne-sur-Mer and Arras.
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