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

Sin-le-Noble (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ lə nɔbl]; Picard: Sin-le-Nope) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

The canton of Sin-le-Noble is an administrative division of the Nord department, northern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Sin-le-Noble.It consists of the following communes:

Roucourt (French pronunciation: [ʁukuʁ]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. German Jagdstaffel 11 operated here on 13 April 1917.

Arbel Fauvet Rail (AFR) is a railway rolling stock manufacturer based in Douai, France. In 2010 the company was acquired by Titagarh Wagons and renamed AFR Titagarh.

Waziers (French pronunciation: [wazje]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.It is 4 km (2.5 mi) northwest of Douai and 25 km (16 mi) south of Lille.

Loffre (French pronunciation: [lɔfʁ]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.It is 6 km (3.7 mi) east of Douai.

Lewarde (Picard: Lwarte) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

Douai is a railway station serving the town of Douai, Nord, France. The station opened in 1846 and is located on the Paris–Lille railway and Douai–Valenciennes railway. The train services are operated by SNCF.

Cantin (French pronunciation: [kɑ̃tɛ̃]) is a commune of the Hauts-de-France region in the Nord department in northern France.It is 8 km (5.0 mi) southeast of Douai.

The Hôpital-Général de Douai was set up in 1752 in the French city of Douai. The hospital is an important healthcare establishment in the Douaisis area . It carries out its public hospital service missions covering 64 municipalities with a population of nearly 260,000 inhabitants. It has a capacity of 874 beds and 50,000 people get treatment at the hospital every year. It is also a major employer in the region, employing 2,300 people.

The Institution Saint-Jean de Douai located in Douai (Hauts-de-France), is a private educational establishment under an association contract with the State. It welcomes 2,000 pupils from kindergarten to preparatory classes. It sits on the site of the former English College at Douai, a defunct Catholic seminary. The Institution Saint-Jean was created in 1854 during the installation of a diocesan college in the rue Saint-Jean in Douai. The Institution's buildings were used as a military hospital by the German army from 1914 to 1918. The Institution was bombed and destroyed in 1940 and 1944. Reconstruction ended in 1958.Preparatory classes was created in 1988 by Christophe Cadet, a former history and geography teacher at Saint-Jean. They prepare for the entrance examination for business schools (HEC, ESSEC, ESCP, EM Lyon, EDHEC, Audencia, etc.) by competing with the major Parisian high schools such as Henri-IV, Louis-le-Grand and "Ginette".