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Croix (Nord)
Croix est une commune française située dans le département du Nord, en région Hauts-de-France. Commune de 20 778 habitants en 2021, Croix fait partie de la Métropole européenne de Lille, qui compte 1 187 907 habitants.
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Croix, Nord
Croix (French pronunciation: [kʁwa] ; Picard: Crox) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is located northeast of the city of Lille about 7 km (4.3 mi) from the centre.
The headquarters of Auchan, a hypermarket chain, are located in Croix.
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Canton of Croix
The canton of Croix is an administrative division of the Nord department, northern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Croix.
It consists of the following communes:
Croix
Hem
Lannoy
Lys-lez-Lannoy
Wasquehal
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EDHEC Business School
The École des Hautes Études Commerciales du Nord, commonly known as EDHEC Business School or simply EDHEC, is a French business school and grande école founded in 1906. It has campuses in Lille, Nice, and Paris, as well as in London and Singapore.
EDHEC is accredited by EQUIS, AACSB and AMBA (triple accreditation). In 2019, EDHEC had 8,600 students enrolled in traditional graduate and undergraduate programmes, 245 exchange and double-degree agreements, and an alumni network of more than 40,000 members across 125 countries.
EDHEC Business School is generally ranked among the top 5 business schools in France and the top 10 in Europe.
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Villa Cavrois
Villa Cavrois in Croix is a large modernist mansion built in 1932 by French architect Robert Mallet-Stevens for Paul Cavrois, an industrialist from Roubaix active in the textile industry.
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Wasquehal
Wasquehal (traditional pronunciation [wakal]; currently common pronunciation [waskal]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
The town originally had a Flemish name; it was written as Waskenhal in the 11th century.