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River between france and belgiumBorder Agreement • June 29th, 2021
Date(s) of establishment: 1713 (Treaty of Utrecht) Length of border: 620 km Regions concerned: France: Regions – Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Picardie, Champagne-Ardenne, Lorraine; Departments – Nord, Aisne, Ardennes, Meuse, Meurthe-et-Moselle Belgium: Regions – Wallonia, Flanders; Provinces – Hainaut, Namur, West Flanders European programme(s): A “melting pot-border”1 since its creation in 1713, the frontier between France and Belgium has always been an area where there has been movement and contact. Characterised by a very dense network of urban settlements as well as by major river, road and rail networks, its territories provide a geographical context that is conducive to cross-border exchanges and cooperation. The Brussels Agreement, which was signed in 2002 by the French and Belgian governments, made this cooperation official and gave it a specific legal framework. The two main cross-border conurbations, Dunkirk-Flanders-Côte d’Opale and the Lille-Kortrijk-Tournai Eurometropolis, both of
