Place:Nord, France

Watchers
NameNord
TypeDépartement
Coordinates50.5°N 3.5°E
Located inFrance
Also located inNord-Pas-de-Calais, France    
Contained Places
Unknown
Faubourg
Herzeaux
Houplin Lez Seclin
Arrondissement
Douai
Dunkerque (arrondissement)
Commune
Anneux
Anor
Anzin
Armentières
Arnèke
Aulnoye-Aymeries
Avelin
Avesnelles
Avesnes-sur-Helpe
Bailleul
Bas-Lieu
Bavay
Beaucamps-Ligny
Beaudignies
Bellignies
Bergues
Berlaimont
Bettignies
Beugnies
Bondues
Bouchain
Bousbecque
Bouvines
Bray-Dunes
Brillon
Busigny
Cambrai
Camphin-en-Pévèle
Cassel
Catillon-sur-Sambre
Cerfontaine
Chéreng
Comines
Coutiches
Croix
Deûlémont
Doignies
Dunkerque ( 700 - )
Emmerin
Erchin
Escarmain
Estaires
Eth
Fourmies
Fournes-en-Weppes
Frelinghien
Glageon
Gonnelieu
Gouzeaucourt
Grande-Synthe
Gravelines
Guesnain
Hallennes-lez-Haubourdin
Halluin
Haubourdin
Haut-Lieu
Hautmont
Hazebrouck
Houplines
Houtkerque
Illies
Iwuy
La Chapelle-d'Armentières
Lambersart
Landrecies
Le Cateau-Cambrésis
Le Quesnoy
Leers
Les Moëres
Lezennes
Lille ( 1030 - )
Linselles
Locquignol
Lomme
Lompret
Loos
Lécluse
Marcq-en-Baroeul
Marquette-en-Ostrevant
Marquette-lez-Lille
Maubeuge
Merville
Montay
Mortagne-du-Nord
Méteren
Naves
Neuville-en-Ferrain
Nieppe
Noyelles-lès-Seclin
Ohain
Petit-Fayt
Phalempin
Prouvy
Pérenchies
Quesnoy-sur-Deûle
Quiévrechain
Ramillies
Ronchin
Roncq
Roubaix
Rubrouck
Sains-du-Nord
Saint-Amand-les-Eaux
Saint-André-lez-Lille
Saint-Aubin
Saint-Benin
Saint-Hilaire-sur-Helpe
Saint-Jans-Cappel
Saint-Pierre-Brouck
Saint-Waast
Santes
Sars-et-Rosières
Sequedin
Sin-le-Noble
Somain
Steenvoorde
Templemars
Templeuve
Toufflers
Tourcoing
Trélon
Valenciennes ( 693 - )
Verlinghem
Vieux-Berquin
Vieux-Condé
Villeneuve d'Ascq
Villers-Guislain
Wambrechies
Wandignies-Hamage
Watten
Wattignies
Wattrelos
Wavrechain-sous-Faulx
Wicres
Former municipality
Flers-lez-Lille
Wazemmes
General region
Cambrésis
Ostrevent
Inhabited place
Abscon
Anchin
Aniche
Annappes
Arleux
Avesnes-lès-Aubert
Baives
Bassée
Bercu
Bertry
Bourbourg
Boussois
Bruay-sur-l'Escaut
Carnières
Cateau
Caudry
Clary
Condé-sur-l'Escaut
Coudekerque-Branche
Cousolre
Crespin
Crèvecoeur-sur-l'Escaut
Cysoing
Denain ( 1000 - )
Douchy-les-Mines
Déchy
Englefontaine
Epéhy
Escaudain
Faches-Thumesnil
Feignies
Ferrière-la-Grand
Ferrière-la-Petite
Flines-les-Râches
Fresnes-sur-Escaut
Fretin
Grand Fort Philippe
Groise
Haspres
Hondschoote
Honnecourt-sur-l'Escaut
Jeumont
La Gorgue
La Madeleine
Lesquin
Liessies
Ligny-en-Cambrésis
Lourches
Louvroil
Malo-les-Bains
Malplaquet ( 1700 - 1850 )
Marchiennes
Marcoing
Marly
Marpent
Masnières
Maulde
Onnaing
Oost-Cappel
Orchies
Ostricourt
Pecquencourt
Petit-Fort-Philippe
Pont-à-Marcq
Quesnoy
Quiévy
Raismes
Rosendaël
Rousies
Rouvignies
Sainghin-en-Weppes
Saint-Momelin
Saint-Pol
Saint-Vaast-en-Cambrésis
Seclin
Solesmes
Solre-le-Château
Thiant
Villers-Outreaux
Walincourt
Wallers
Wasquehal
Wavrin
Waziers
Wignehies
Wormhoudt
Unknown
Abancourt
Aibes
Aix
Allennes-les-Marais
Amfroipret
Anhiers
Annoeullin
Anstaing
Arleux (canton)
Armbouts-Cappel
Artres
Ascq
Assevent
Attiches
Aubencheul-au-Bac
Auberchicourt
Aubers
Aubigny-au-Bac
Aubry-du-Hainaut
Auby
Auchy-lez-Orchies
Audencourt
Audignies
Aulnoy
Avesnes-le-Sec
Awoingt
Bachant
Bachy
Bailleul (canton)
Baisieux
Bambecque
Banteux
Bantigny
Bantouzelle
Bauvin
Bavinchove
Bazuel
Beaufort
Beaumont-en-Cambrésis
Beaurain
Beaurepaire-sur-Sambre
Beaurieux
Beauvois-en-Cambrésis
Bellaing
Bermerain
Bermeries
Bersillies
Bersée
Berthen
Bettrechies
Beuvrages
Beuvry-Nord
Bierne
Bissezeele
Blaringhem
Blécourt
Boeschepe
Boesegehem
Bois-Grenier
Bollezeele
Borre
Boulogne-sur-Helpe
Bourghelles
Boursies
Bousies
Bousignies
Bousignies-sur-Roc
Boussières-en-Cambrésis
Boussières-sur-Sambre
Bouvignies
Briastre
Brouckerque
Broxeele
Bruille-Saint-Amand
Bruille-lez-Marchiennes
Brunemont
Bry
Bugnicourt
Buysscheure
Bérelles
Béthencourt
Bévillers
Cagnoncles
Camphin-en-Carembault
Cantaing-sur-Escaut
Cantin
Capelle
Capinghem
Cappelle-Brouck
Cappelle-en-Pévèle
Cappelle-la-Grande
Carnin
Cartignies
Cattenières
Caullery
Cauroir
Caëstre
Chemy
Choisies
Château-l'Abbaye
Clairfayts
Cobrieux
Colleret
Coudekerque
Courchelettes
Craywick
Crochte
Croix-Caluyau
Cuincy
Curgies
Cuvillers
Damousies
Dehéries
Dimechaux
Dimont
Dompierre-sur-Helpe
Dourlers
Drincham
Ebblinghem
Ecaillon
Eccles
Eclaibes
Ecuelin
Eecke
Elesmes
Elincourt
Emerchicourt
Englos
Ennetières-en-Weppes
Ennevelin
Eppe-Sauvage
Eringhem
Erquinghem-Lys
Erquinghem-le-Sec
Erre
Escaudoeuvres
Escautpont
Escobecques
Esnes
Esquelbecq
Esquerchin
Estourmel
Estreux
Estrées
Eswars
Etroeungt
Etrun
Famars
Faumont
Felleries
Fenain
Ferrière-la-Grande
Fives
Flaumont-Waudrechies
Flers-en-Escrebieux
Flesquières
Flines-lez-Râches
Flines-lès-Mortagne
Floursies
Floyon
Flêtre
Fontaine-Notre-Dame
Fontaine-au-Bois
Fontaine-au-Pire
Forest-en-Cambrésis
Forest-sur-Marque
Fort-Mardyck
Fort-de-la-Scarpe
Forêt de Mormal
Frasnoy
Fressain
Fressies
Froidmont
Fromelles
Féchain
Férin
Féron
Genech
Ghissignies
Ghyvelde
Godewaersvelde
Goeulzin
Gognies-Chaussée
Gommegnies
Gondecourt
Grand-Fayt
Gruson
Gussignies
Hamage
Hamel
Hantay
Hardifort
Hargnies
Hasnon
Haucourt-en-Cambrésis
Haulchin
Haussy
Haveluy
Haverskerque
Haynecourt
Hecq
Helesmes
Hellemmes-Lille
Hem
Hem-Lenglet
Herbignies
Hergnies
Herlies
Herrin
Herzeele
Hestrud
Holque
Hon-Hergies
Hondeghem
Honnechy
Hordain
Hornaing
Houdain-les-Bavay
Houplin-Ancoisne
Hoymille
Hérin
Inchy
Jenlain
Jeu-de-Mail
Jolimetz
Killem
La Bassée
La Flamengrie
La Groise
La Longueville
La Motte-au-Bois
La Neuville
Lallaing
Lambres-lez-Douai
Landas
Lannoy
Larouillies
Lauwin-Planque
Le Cateau
Le Doulieu
Le Favril
Le Maisnil
Lecelles
Lederzeele
Ledringhem
Leffrinckoucke
Lesdain
Leval
Lewarde
Lieu-Saint-Amand
Limont-Fontaine
Loffre
Looberghe
Loon-Plage
Louvignies-Quesnoy
Louvil
Lynde
Lys-lez-Lannoy
Lès Fontaine
Maing
Mairieux
Malincourt
Marbaix
Marcq-en-Ostrevent
Mardyck
Maresches
Maretz
Maroilles
Marquillies
Masny
Mastaing
Maulde-sur-Escaut
Maurois
Mazinghien
Mecquignies
Merckeghem
Merris
Millam
Millonfosse
Moeuvres
Monceau-Saint-Waast
Monchaux-sur-Ecaillon
Moncheaux
Monchecourt
Mons-en-Baroeul
Mons-en-Pévèle
Montigny-en-Cambrésis
Montigny-en-Ostrevent
Montrécourt
Morbecque
Morenchies
Mouchin
Moustier-en-Fagne
Mouvaux
Mérignies
Neuf-Berquin
Neuf-Mesnil
Neuville-Saint-Rémy
Neuville-en-Avesnois
Neuville-sur-Escaut
Neuvilly
Niergnies
Nieurlet
Nivelles
Nomain
Noordpeene
Noyelles-sur-Escaut
Noyelles-sur-Sambre
Noyelles-sur-Selle
Obies
Obrechies
Ochtezeele
Odomez
Offies
Oisy
Ors
Orsinval
Ostergnies
Oudezeele
Oxelaëre
Paillencourt
Petite-Forêt
Petite-Synthe
Pitgam
Poix-du-Nord
Pommereuil
Pont-sur-Sambre
Potelle
Pradelles
Preux-au-Bois
Preux-au-Sart
Prisches
Proville
Provin
Prémesques
Préseau
Péronne-en-Mélantois
Quarouble
Quaëdypre
Querenaing
Quiévelon
Radinghem-en-Weppes
Raillencourt
Raimbeaucourt
Rainsart
Ramousies
Raucourt-au-Bois
Recquignies
Renescure
Reumont
Rexpoëde
Ribécourt-la-Tour
Rieulay
Rieux-en-Cambrésis
Robersart
Rocq
Rodignies
Roeulx
Rombies-et-Marchipont
Romeries
Roost-Warendin
Rosult
Roucourt
Rouillon
Ruesnes
Rumegies
Rumilly-en-Cambrésis
Râches
Sailly-les-Cambrai
Sailly-les-Lannoy
Sailly-lez-Lannoy
Sainghin-en-Mélantois
Saint-Aubert
Saint-Aybert
Saint-Georges-sur-l'Aa
Saint-Hilaire-lez-Cambrai
Saint-Martin-sur-Ecaillon
Saint-Pol-sur-Mer
Saint-Python
Saint-Remy-Chaussée
Saint-Remy-du-Nord
Saint-Saulve
Saint-Souplet
Saint-Sylvestre-Cappel
Sainte-Marie-Cappel
Salesches
Salomé
Saméon
Sancourt
Sars-Poteries
Sassegnies
Saultain
Saulzoir
Sebourg
Selvigny
Semeries
Semousies
Sepmeries
Sercus
Socx
Solrinnes
Sommaing
Spycker
Staple
Ste-Olle
Steenbecque
Steene
Steenwerck
Strazeele
Séranvillers-Forenville
Taisnières-en-Thiérache
Taisnières-sur-Hon
Terdeghem
Teteghem
Thiennes
Thiers-la-Grange
Thivencelle
Thumeries
Thun-Saint-Amand
Thun-Saint-Martin
Thun-l'Evêque
Tilloy-lez-Cambrai
Tilloy-lez-Marchiennes
Tourmignies
Tressin
Trith-Saint-Léger
Troisvilles
Uxem
Vendegies-au-Bois
Vendegies-sur-Ecaillon
Vendeville
Verchain-Maugré
Vertain
Vicoigne
Vicq
Viesly
Vieux-Mesnil
Vieux-Reng
Villereau
Villers-Campeau
Villers-Plouich
Villers-Pol
Villers-Sire-Nicole
Villers-au-Tertre
Villers-en-Cauchies
Volckerinckhove
Vred
Wahagniès
Wallers-Trélon
Wallon-Cappel
Wambaix
Wannehain
Wargnies-le-Grand
Wargnies-le-Petit
Warhem
Warlaing
Warnêton
Wasnes-au-Bac
Wattignies-la-Victoire
Wavrechain-sous-Denain
Wemaers-Cappel
Wervicq-Sud
West-Cappel
Willems
Willies
Winnezeele
Wulverdinghe
Wylder
Zeggers-Cappel
Zermezeele
Zuydcoote
Zuytpeene
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia

Nord (; officially ; ;), is a department in Hauts-de-France region, France bordering Belgium. It was created from the western halves of the historical counties of Flanders and Hainaut, and the Bishopric of Cambrai. The modern coat of arms was inherited from the County of Flanders.

Nord is the country's most populous department. It had a population of 2,608,346 in 2019. It also contains the metropolitan region of Lille (the main city and the prefecture of the department), the fourth-largest urban area in France after Paris, Lyon and Marseille. Within the department is located the part of France where the French Flemish dialect of Dutch has historically been spoken as a native language. Similarly, the distinct French Picard dialect Ch'ti is spoken there.

History

the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia

Tribes of the Belgae, such as the Menapii and Nervii were the first peoples recorded in the area later known as Nord.

During the 4th and 5th Centuries, Roman rulers of Gallia Belgica secured the route from the major port of Bononia (Boulogne) to Colonia (Cologne), by co-opting Germanic peoples north-east of this corridor, such as the Tungri. In effect, the area known later as Nord became an isogloss (linguistic border) between the Germanic and Romance languages. Saxon colonisation of the region from the 5th to the 8th centuries likely shifted the isogloss further south so that, by the 9th century, most people immediately north of Lille spoke a dialect of Old Dutch. This has remained evident in the place names of the region. After the County of Flanders became part of France in the 9th century, the isogloss moved north and east.


During the 14th century, much of the area came under the control of the Duchy of Burgundy and in subsequent centuries was therefore part of the Habsburg Netherlands (from 1482) and the Spanish Netherlands (1581).

Areas that later constituted Nord were ceded to France by treaties in 1659, 1668, and 1678, becoming the Counties of Flanders and Hainaut, and part of the Bishopric of Cambrai.

On 4 March 1790, during the French Revolution, Nord became one of the original 83 departments created to replace the counties.

Modern government policies making French the only official language have led to a decline in use of the Dutch West Flemish dialect. There are currently 20,000 speakers of a sub-dialect of West Flemish in the arrondissement of Dunkirk and it appears likely that this particular sub-dialect will be extinct within decades.[1]

Research Tips


This page uses content from the English Wikipedia. The original content was at Nord. The list of authors can be seen in the page history. As with WeRelate, the content of Wikipedia is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.