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Nord-Pas de Calais-Picardy region is located in Northern France between three European capitals: Paris, London and Brussels. On 1 January 2016, that new region will be created by merging two former French regions: Nord-Pas de Calais and Picardy.
It will include five departments: Aisne, Nord, Oise, Pas de Calais, and Somme. It has a young population which is around 6 million inhabitants. Its surface area is approximately 32,000 km².
History
Nord-Pas de Calais-Picardy has been invaded several times across the centuries: as an example, the city of Dunkirk achieved to be dominated by Spanish army in the morning, French army at noon, and British army in the evening of 25 June 1658.