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Postal codes were introduced in France in 1964, when La Poste introduced automated sorting. They were updated to use the current 5 digit system in 1972. France uses five-digit numeric postal codes, the first two digits representing the département in which the city is located. The département numbers were assigned alphabetically between 1860 ...
The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic . The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020): [1] Métropole Européenne de Lille. Communauté urbaine de Dunkerque. Communauté d'agglomération de Cambrai.
Mons-en-Barœul ( French pronunciation: [mɔ̃s ɑ̃ baʁœl]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. [3] It is a suburb of the city of Lille, and is adjacent to it on the northeast. The name Mons-en-Barœul means mount in the Barœul, the city is built on a slight hill; the Barœul was a former territory (see also Marcq-en ...
Maubeuge ( French pronunciation: [mobøʒ]; historical Dutch: Mabuse or Dutch: Malbode; Picard: Maubeuche) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. [3] It is situated on both banks of the Sambre (here canalized), 36 km (22 mi) east of Valenciennes and about 9 km (5.6 mi) from the Belgian border.
Valenciennes (/ ˌ v æ l ɒ̃ ˈ s j ɛ n /, also UK: / ˌ v æ l ən s i ˈ ɛ n /, US: /-n z, v ə ˌ l ɛ n s i ˈ ɛ n (z)/, French: [valɑ̃sjɛn] ⓘ; also Dutch: Valencijn; Picard: Valincyinnes or Valinciennes; Latin: Valentianae) is a commune in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France. It lies on the Scheldt (French: Escaut) river ...
Cassel ( French pronunciation: [kasɛl]; Dutch: Kassel) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. [3] Built on a prominent hill overlooking French Flanders, the town has existed since Roman times. It was developed by the Romans into an important urban centre and was the focus of a network of roads, which are still in use today ...
INSEE /Postal code. 59220 /59155. Elevation. 30–58 m (98–190 ft) (avg. 43 m or 141 ft) 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km 2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. Faches-Thumesnil ( French pronunciation: [faʃ tymenil]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
Loos ( French pronunciation: [lɔs]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France ( Hauts-de-France ). [3] It is located in the European Metropolis of Lille, and is a suburb of the city of Lille, bordering it on its southwest side. In 2018, Loos had a population of 22,426. The commune has a land area of 6.95 km 2 (2.68 sq mi).