Nord References Nord department, France Ask Anything Homework Help Written by The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of EncyclopĂŠdia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them. The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica Britannica AI Ask Anything Learn about this topic in these articles: NordâPas-de-CalaisâŠencompassing the northernmost dĂ©partements of Nord and Pas-de-Calais. In 2016 the NordâPas-de-Calais rĂ©gion was joined with the rĂ©gion of Picardy to form the new administrative entity of Hauts-de-France. Read MoreâŠencompassing the northernmost dĂ©partements of Nord and Pas-de-Calais. In 2016 the NordâPas-de-Calais rĂ©gion was joined with the rĂ©gion of Picardy to form the new administrative entity of Hauts-de-France. Read More