List of French exonyms for Dutch toponyms

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This list of French exonyms for Dutch toponyms shows the French names of cities and villages in the Netherlands (French : les Pays-Bas) used by the French and francophones living outside France.

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Provinces

Dutch French
Friesland Frise [1]
Gelderland Gueldre [2]
Groningen Groningue [3]
Limburg Limbourg [4]
Noord-Brabant Brabant-Septentrional [5]
Noord-Holland Hollande-Septentrionale [6]
Overijssel Over-Yssel, Overissel (obsolete) [7]
Zuid-Holland Hollande-Méridionale [8]
Zeeland Zélande [9]

Cities

Dutch French
Alphen aan den Rijn Alphen-sur-le-Rhin [10]
Baarle-Nassau Baerle-Nassau [11]
Bergen op Zoom Berg-op-Zoom [12]
Breda Bréda [13]
Capelle aan den IJssel Capelle-sur-l'Yssel (obsolete) [14]
Coevorden Couvorde (obsolete) [15] [16]
Doesburg Doesbourg
Den Haag, 's-GravenhageLa Haye [17]
Den Helder Le Helder [18]
Geertruidenberg Mont-Sainte-Gertrude
Groningen Groningue [19]
Gulpen Galoppe
's-Hertogenbosch Bois-le-Duc [20] [21]
Hoogezand Hogezand
Leeuwarden Leuvarde, [22] Leuvarden (obsolete) [23]
Leiden Leyde [24] [25]
Maastricht Maëstricht [26] or Maestricht [27]
Middelburg Middelbourg [28]
Nijmegen Nimègue [29] [30]
Noordwijk Nordwick
Sint-Oedenrode Rhode-Saint-Oude
Rijswijk Ryswick [31] [32]
Roermond Ruremonde [33]
Roosendaal Rosendaël, Rosendael [34]
Rotterdam Roterdam (obsolete) [35]
Rozenburg Rosenbourg [36]
Sint Anthonis Saint-Antoine
Scheveningen Schéveningue [37]
Sint-Michielsgestel Saint-Michel-Gestel [38]
Sluis L'Écluse [39]
Terneuzen Terneuse [40]
Tilburg Tilbourg [41]
Valkenburg Fauquemont
Valkenburg aan de Geul Fauquemont-sur-Gueule[ citation needed ]
Vlaardingen Flardingue [42]
Vlissingen Flessingue [43]
Waalwijk Walwick (obsolete) [44]
Wateringen Wateringue [45]
Zuidhorn Zuydhorn [46]

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