Nord-pas-de-calais

R�gion, encompassing the northernmost French d�partements of Nord and Pas-de-Calais. The capital is Lille. The r�gion is bounded by the d�partements of Somme and Aisne to the south. The English Channel lies to the northwest and Belgium to the northeast. Flatlands predominate in the north, with much of the land lying below sea level. The hills of Cambrais and Avesnois