at the very north of France, near the belgium border, this region is known as Nord-Pas de Calais and it has the following major towns/villages:
- Arras
- Boulogne-sur-Mer
- Calais
- Cambrai
- Douai
- Dunkerque
- Lens
- Liévin
- Lille
- Marcq-en-Barœul
- Maubeuge
- Roubaix
- Tourcoing
- Valenciennes
- Villeneuve d’Ascq
- Wattrelos