🏛️ Hazebrouck

Hazebrouck is a commune in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France. It was a small market town in Flanders until it became an important railway junction in the 1860s. West Flemish was the usual language until the late 19th century, after which French became widespread through state schooling and the development of railways linking Hazebrouck to Lille, Calais, and Dunkirk.