Valenciennes is a commune in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France.
The town hall
Valenciennes in the 17th century.
Valenciennes town hall
Museum of Fine Arts of Valenciennes.
Picard is a langue d'oïl of the Romance language family spoken in the northernmost of France and parts of Hainaut province in Belgium. Administratively, this area is divided between the French Hauts-de-France region and the Belgian Wallonia along the border between both countries due to its traditional core being the districts of Tournai and Mons.
Picard language signage in Cayeux-sur-Mer