NORD-PAS DE CALAIS-PICARDIE - FRE

EU regions: France > NORD-PAS DE CALAIS-PICARDIE

indicator	period	value
unemployment rate	2020	9
employment rate	2020	60.2
number of inhabitants	2020	5 987 795
population density	2019	188.4
life long learning participation	2020	10
NEET	2020	14.4
old-age dependency ratio	2020	29.8
gender gap in employment rate	2020	87.27

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Hauts-de-France (French: [o də fʁɑ̃s] (listen); lit. 'Heights of France') is the northernmost region of France, created by the territorial reform of French Regions in 2014, from a merger of Nord-Pas-de-Calais and Picardy. Its capital is Lille. The new region came into existence on 1 January 2016, after the regional elections in December 2015. France's Conseil d'État approved Hauts-de-France as the name of the region on 28 September 2016, effective 30 September 2016.

With 6,009,976 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2015) and a population density of 189 inhabitants/km², it is the third most populous region in France and the second most densely populated in metropolitan France after its southern neighbour Île-de-France.

Toponymy

The region's interim name Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie was a hyphenated placename, created by hyphenating the merged regions' names—Nord-Pas-de-Calais and Picardie—in alphabetical order.

On 14 March 2016, well ahead of the 1 July deadline, the Regional council decided on Hauts-de-France as the region's permanent name. The provisional name of the region was retired on 30 September 2016, when the new name of the region, Hauts-de-France, took effect.

Geography

The region covers an area of more than 31,813 km² (12,283 sq mi). It borders Belgium (Flanders and Wallonia) to the northeast, the North Sea to the north, the English Channel to the west, as well as the French regions of Grand Est to the east-southeast, Île-de-France to the south, and Normandy to the west-southwest. It is connected to the United Kingdom (England) via the Channel Tunnel.

Departments

Hauts-de-France comprises five departments: Aisne, Nord, Oise, Pas-de-Calais, and Somme.

Major communities

1. Lille (227,560; region prefecture; surrounding area is home to over 1.5 million inhabitants)
2. Amiens (133,448)
3. Roubaix (94,713)
4. Tourcoing (91,923)
5. Dunkirk (90,995)
6. Calais (72,589)
7. Villeneuve-d'Ascq (62,308)
8. Saint-Quentin (55,978)
9. Beauvais (54,289)
10. Valenciennes (42,691)

Economy

The Gross domestic product (GDP) of the region was 161.7 billion euros in 2018, accounting for 6.9 % of French economic output.

other: France, ALSACE-CHAMPAGNE-ARDENNE-LORRAINE, BRETAGNE, AQUITAINE-LIMOUSIN-POITOU-CHARENTES, AUVERGNE-RHÔNE-ALPES, CORSE, RUP FR – RÉGIONS ULTRAPÉRIPHÉRIQUES FRANÇAISES, CENTRE – VAL DE LOIRE, NORD-PAS DE CALAIS-PICARDIE, ILE-DE-FRANCE, BOURGOGNE-FRANCHE-COMTÉ, NORMANDIE, PAYS DE LA LOIRE, PROVENCE-ALPES-CÔTE D’AZUR, LANGUEDOC-ROUSSILLON-MIDI-PYRÉNÉES

neighbours: Flemish Region, ALSACE-CHAMPAGNE-ARDENNE-LORRAINE, NORMANDIE, ILE-DE-FRANCE, Wallonia

subregions: Nord-Pas de Calais, Picardie

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