Possible Clues:

• Capital of Nord, France
• Former French textile city
• City where de Gaulle was born
• I shall be among the French here
• Charles de Gaulle’s birthplace
• A story about a couple of trainees in the city
• Border city tail removed by Australian paceman
• Stop before Paris, sick to be among the French
• French city where de Gaulle was born
• Doesn't look well in foreign article close to Belgium border