In this page you will discover all that we have discussed about the beautiful region of Hauts de France.
The Nord, the Pas-de-Calais, in other words Lille, Roubaix, Amiens, Arras, Dunkerque... And many others to visit and discover here.
Monsieur de France gives you, each time, the name of the historical region, and the name of the administrative region.
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French cooking
North Pas-de-Calais / Hauts de France
How to make endives with ham easily?
Jérôme Prod'homme
This is a recipe that comes from the North where we like to grow endives. A very simple dish, tasty if it is well done, and not expensive: endives with ham. Discover here the easy recipe of Monsieur de France...
French history
North Pas-de-Calais / Hauts de France
Baroness Deroche: the first female aviator in history
Jérôme Prod'homme
Flying: an ambition as old as mankind, the realization of which seems to be a French specialty since it was the French who were the first to fly in the first hot air balloon flight. Clément Ader invented the plane. And the first female aviator in history is French: she is the Baroness Deroche and discover here her destiny.
French history
North Pas-de-Calais / Hauts de France
Who was the knight de la Barre ?
Jérôme Prod'homme
Blasphemy is not condemned by law in France. This was not the case in the 18th century. 30 years before the French Revolution, in 1766, the 20-year-old Chevalier de la Barre was sentenced to death. He was accused, without proof, of having blasphemed. After an unfair trial, he was sentenced to death. Presumed guilty because he is a free spirit...
Let's go to the North, in the region of Hauts-de-France, to discover Lille, the most beautiful gate of France. The 4th largest city in France has at its heart a city that has been conquered and reconquered so often that it is proof that it is worth a detour.