Departement du Nord (Nord), Nord
Departement du Nord: French department in Hauts-de-France
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State Snapshot
Nord at a glance
Nord currently has 11 quality-checked populated place pages and 5 county pages linked on MapSof.
Mapped cities & towns
11
These counts use a stricter populated-place filter so the main lists stay focused on real city and town pages.
County pages
5
Open related pagesLargest city
OkapPopulation 134,815
Top linked places
Quick Facts about Nord
| Population | 2,604,361 |
| Country | France |
| State | Nord (Haiti) |
| Twitter username | lenord |
| Area | 5743 km2 |
| Official name | Nord |
| Annual number of weddings | 9763 |
| Easternmost point | Point(4.2311934 50.0714024) |
| Northernmost point | Point(2.5448549 51.089842) |
| Latitude & Longitude | 19.6000,-72.3000 |
| Legislative body | departmental council of Nord |
| Named for | north |
| Capital | Lille, Douai |
| Establishment | March 04, 1790 (236 years ago) |
| Time Zone | UTC+02:00, UTC+01:00 |
| Local time | 22:13:11 (16th April 2026) |
Geography
Nord is located at 19°36'0"N 72°18'0"W (19.6000000, -72.3000000). It has 3 neighbors: Provincie West Vlaanderen, Province du Hainaut and Departement de l Aisne.
Departement du Nord map
The largest city of Nord is Okap with a population of 134,815. . See all Nord cities & populated places.
- arrondissement of Lille
- arrondissement of Douai
- arrondissement of Valenciennes
- arrondissement of Cambrai
- arrondissement of Dunkirk
- arrondissement of Avesnes-sur-Helpe
Demographics
| Year | Population | % Change | Method |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 2,587,128 | - | census |
| 2015 | 2,605,238 | 0.7% | census |
| 2017 | 2,604,361 | -0.03% | census |