Books set in Hauts-de-France

18 books and other written works set here; ordered by French Wikipedia lookups, not readers or sales.

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1CalaisAdélaïde3
2AmiensMonsieur Nicolas2
3LilleLe bleu est une couleur chaude2
4ArrasLe Jeu de la feuillee1
5BéthuneLes Trois Mousquetaires1
6BougainvilleSupplément au voyage de Bougainville1
7Boulogne-sur-MerSans famille1
8CompiègneEmilie et Alphonse1
9DouaiLi sohaiz desvez1
10LaonBlanche d'Aquitaine, ou le Dernier des Carlovingiens1
11Montreuil-sur-MerLes Misérables1
12NoyonHenriette de Marconne1
13Saint-OmerCes dames aux chapeaux verts1

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Les Trois Mousquetairesby Alexandre Dumas · 1844 · Béthune
#11,152avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
Les Misérablesby Victor Hugo · 1862 · Montreuil-sur-Mer
#2852avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
Germinalby Émile Zola · 1885 · bassin minier du Nord-Pas-de-Calais
#3550avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
Sans familleby Hector Malot · 1878 · Boulogne-sur-Mer
#4187avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
Supplément au voyage de Bougainvilleby Denis Diderot · 1796 · Bougainville
#563.2avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
Le bleu est une couleur chaudeby Jul' Maroh · 2010 · Lille
#641.3avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
Ces dames aux chapeaux vertsby Germaine Acremant · 1921 · Saint-Omer
#79.4avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
Le Jeu de la feuilleeby Adam de la Halle · 1276 · Arras
#87.5avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
Monsieur Nicolasby Nicolas Edme Restif de La Bretonne · 1796 · Amiens
#94.9avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
Adèle et d’Ablignyby Pigault-Lebrun · 1800 · Amiens
#10

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