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Wahagnies (French pronunciation: [va.aɲi]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

Oignies (French pronunciation: [waɲi]; Picard: Ongnies) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Phalempin (French pronunciation: [falɑ̃pɛ̃]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

Ostricourt (French pronunciation: [ɔstʁikuʁ]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

La Neuville (French pronunciation: [la nøvil]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

The Canton of Carvin is a canton situated in the department of the Pas-de-Calais and in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France.

Camphin-en-Carembault (French pronunciation: [kɑ̃fɛ̃ ɑ̃ kaʁɑ̃bo]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

Thumeries (French pronunciation: [tymʁi]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

On 21 August 2015, a man opened fire on a Thalys train on its way from Amsterdam to Paris. Four people were injured, including the assailant. French, American and British passengers confronted the attacker and subdued him. For their heroism, they received France's highest decoration, the Legion of Honour. The assailant, later identified as Ayoub El Khazzani, initially claimed to be only a robber, but later confessed that he had wanted to "kill Americans" as revenge for bombings in Syria.

Évin-Malmaison (French pronunciation: [evɛ̃ malmɛzɔ̃]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

The canton of Courrières is a former canton situated in the department of the Pas-de-Calais and in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of northern France. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It had a total of 20,301 inhabitants (2012).

Chemy (French pronunciation: [ʃəmi]) is a commune of the Nord department in northern France.