Nord-Pas-de-Calais

- Total January 1, 2011 - Density

4,042,015 inhabitants 325.6 inhabitants per km ²

- Total - Share in France:

12,414 km ² 2.3%

Nord-Pas -de- Calais [ nɔʀpɑdkalɛ ] is the northernmost region of France. It lies on the border of Belgium and consists of the departments of Nord and Pas -de -Calais. The region has an area of 12,414 km ² and 4,042,015 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011). Capital of the region is Lille.

8.1 Attractions
8.2 Regular events
8.3 movie

9.1 Football

Geography

In addition to Lille are other important cities: Arras, Calais, Boulogne -sur -Mer, Dunkerque, Cambrai, Douai, Valenciennes.

Coat of arms

Description: In a black gold red gezungter and reinforced lion.

History

In the region, the French share of Flanders ( French Flanders ) and the Hainaut and Artois landscape lie. They all belong only since 1678 to France. Before, they were part of the Burgundian Netherlands or Spain. Also belongs to this region, the Boulonnais countryside with the major port cities of Boulogne and Calais.

Nord-Pas -de- Calais was created in 1960 with the establishment of regions in France. In 1972, the region was granted the status of a Établissements public under the direction of a regional prefect. Due to the decentralization laws of 1982, the regions were given the status of Collectivités territorial ( regional ) as him until then only the municipalities and the department had possessed. In 1986, the regional councils were directly elected for the first time. Since then, the powers of the region against the central government in Paris was gradually extended.

Population

Demography

The region has 4 million inhabitants (7% of the French population ). The population density of 325 inhabitants per km ² takes after the Ile- de -France, a second place in France. Due to the high birth rate, the population of Nord-Pas -de- Calais is the youngest among the regions in France: 36.5 % of the population are less than 25 years old ( the national average is 32.4 %). Nevertheless, the regional population decreased due to high emigration.

Language

In the region there are three dialects:

The Picard language, even " Ch'ti " or called " patois ".
The dunkerquois, a mixture of French and Flemish. It is mainly spoken in the vicinity of Dunkirk.
The Flemish, spoken in French Flanders.

Cities

The most densely populated cities in the Nord-Pas -de- Calais region are:

Political Structure

The Nord- Pas -de- Calais is divided into two departments:

Economy

After the Second World War, the region fell into economic difficulties. Coal, metallurgy and textile industries were since industrialization in the 19th century next to a tremendously profitable agriculture, the main economic activities. Today, only a few textile companies remain. Although TGV and Euro tunnel contributed new dynamics, unemployment is higher than the national average of 12.6 % against 9.1% ( January 2010).

Several French companies have their headquarters in the region:

Auchan ( Croix )
Decathlon ( Villeneuve d'Ascq )
La Redoute ( Roubaix )
3 Suisses ( Croix )
Bonduelle ( Villeneuve d'Ascq )
Arc International ( Arques )
Roquette Frères ( Lestrem )

Traffic

Euro Tunnel: Since 1994, the region on the Euro tunnel is connected to the UK.

Culture

Attractions

Since 1999, UNESCO has listed building 17 belfries in the region.

Protected Monument since 1999

Attachment of Vauban

Protected Monument since 2008

Protected Monument since 2005

Opened in 2012, the Louvre in Lens -Lens with numerous works of art, which had previously been shown in the Louvre in Paris.

Regular events

Carnival in Dunkerque, from mid-January to late March
Enduro du Touquet, February
Carnival in Bailleul, February-March
Festivals of Gayant in Douai, June-July
Braderie of Lille, September

Film

Nord-Pas -de- Calais is the venue of the 2008 released movie Welcome to the Sticks. For the postal officials Philippe Abrams ( Kad Merad ) means working in Nord-Pas -de- Calais, a disciplinary transfer to a place where it is difficult for him because of the incomprehensible for him language of French North, to understand anything at all. The " Ch'ti " dialect the film owes its name.

Sports

Football

The Nord- Pas -de- Calais has always been the football strongholds of France.

With the OSC Lille and Valenciennes FC currently play two clubs from Nord-Pas -de- Calais in Ligue 1, the first and highest division in the French professional football. The OSC Lille won the French championship in season 2010/11. A few weeks earlier, was also the French Cup to be won. The FC Valenciennes is since 2006 member of the Ligue 1 Before the club back and forth between Ligue 1 and Ligue 2

The RC Lens belonged to many years of Ligue 1. 2008 increased from Lens, the following year and failed to re- ascent. However, in 2011 the club was relegated again.

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