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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Dunkerque |
| Canton | Hazebrouck-Nord & Hazebrouck-Sud |
| Mayor | Jean-Pierre Allossery (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 17–66 m (56–217 ft) (avg. 23 m/75 ft) |
| Land area1 | 26.2 km2 (10.1 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 21,396 (1999) |
| - Density | 817 /km2 (2,120 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59295/ 59190 |
| Website | www.ville-hazebrouck.fr |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Hazebrouck (Dutch: Hazebroek) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Hazebrouck in Flanders was a small market town before it became an important railway junction in the 1860s. West Flemish was the usual popular language used in the town until 1880. At that time French was taught at school and became spoken thanks to the development of the railways which links Hazebrouck to Lille to Calais and Dunkirk.
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Its town hall was built in the 19th century and the oldest monument of the town is St Eloi's church. During the two world wars Hazebrouck was an important military target. Many British soldiers are buried in the cemeteries around the town. In the town museum which originally was a chapel and friary of the Augustines, visitors can see the Hazebrouck's giants - Roland, Tijse-Tajse, Toria and Babe-Tajse, a collection of Flemish and French paintings and a traditional Flemish kitchen.
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The town enjoys excellent rail connections, with frequent daily services to Lille and Paris, some by High Speed Line. There is a small international airport, concentrating on business flights, at Merville-Calonne just 12 kilometre / 8 miles away. There is good access to the national Autoroute network connecting Hazebrouck with Dunkirk and Lille and, less directly, Arras, Paris, Calais and Brussels.