Trouée d'Arenberg

Wallers (French pronunciation: [walɛʁs]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.It is known for the Trench of Arenberg, part of the Paris–Roubaix cycling race, held annually in April.

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

The Communauté d'agglomération de la Porte du Hainaut is an intercommunal structure in the Nord department, in the Hauts-de-France region, northern France. It was created in January 2014. Its seat is in Wallers. Its largest towns are Denain and Saint-Amand-les-Eaux. Its area is 371.4 km2. Its population was 158,714 in 2019.

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

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

Saint-Amand Abbey (Abbaye de Saint-Amand), once known as Elno, Elnon or Elnone Abbey, is a former Benedictine abbey in Saint-Amand-les-Eaux, Nord, France.

The canton of Saint-Amand-les-Eaux 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 Saint-Amand-les-Eaux.It consists of the following communes:

Aubry-du-Hainaut (French pronunciation: [obʁi dy ɛno]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

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

The Société Franco-Belge was a Franco-Belgian engineering firm that specialised in the construction of railway vehicles and their components and accessories. The company originated in 1859 as the Belgian firm Compagnie Belge pour la Construction de Machines et de Matériels de Chemins de Fer, founded by Charles Evrard. The company expanded its share capital in 1881 forming a new firm Société Anonyme Franco-Belge pour la Construction de Machines et de Matériel de Chemins de Fer and constructed a factory in Raismes (Valenciennes) in the Département Nord in France. In 1927, the company split into a Belgian (Société Anglo-Franco-Belge, SAFB) and a French company (Société Franco-Belge). The company's factories were occupied during World War I, during which period it was used as a sawmill, and during World War II, during which period it manufactured Kriegslokomotives. SAFB merged with the Ateliers Germain in 1964; the company closed in 1968 due to lack of work. The Franco-Belge (based in Raismes) was acquired by Alstom in 1982, as of 2012 the factory Alstom Petite-Forêt, Valenciennes operates as an Alstom subsidiary, specialising in metros, trams, and double deck trains, A test track Centre d'Essais Ferroviaire is located west of the Raismes factory.

The Battle of Denain was fought on 24 July 1712 as part of the War of the Spanish Succession. It resulted in a French victory, under Marshal Villars, against Dutch and Austrian forces, under Prince Eugene of Savoy. It was the war's last battle in Flanders and one of the most consequential, breaking the Grand Alliance's ability to threaten Paris and reversing nearly seven years of French territorial losses. In itself a local and tactical victory, Denain was made decisive by its relentless exploitation by Villars, who skillfully maneuvered to reclaim strategic border fortifications that would blunt any allied effort to renew their advance on Paris and dictate peace terms to Louis XIV.

Wavrechain-sous-Denain (French pronunciation: [wavʁəʃɛ̃ su dənɛ̃], literally Wavrechain under Denain) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.