Lille municipality
Lille is the core of one of the largest metropolitan agglomerations in France. It has a large and handsome historic centre with beautiful, Flemish-influenced architecture.Places of Interest
Highlights: Gare de Lille Europe and Gare de Lille Flandres.
Gare de Lille Europe
Railway station
Gare de Lille Flandres
Railway station
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lambersart and Villeneuve-d’Ascq.
Villeneuve-d’Ascq
Town
Villeneuve-d'Ascq is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Villeneuve-d’Ascq is situated 5 km east of Lille municipality.
Lille municipality
- Type: Locality with 232,000 residents
- Also known as: “59350” and “Lille”
- Location: Arrondissement of Lille, North, Hauts-de-France, France, Europe
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Latitude
50.6319° or 50° 37′ 55″ north
Longitude
3.0575° or 3° 3′ 27″ east
Population
232,000
Elevation
27 metres (89 feet)
IATA airport code
LIL
Open location code
9F25J3J5+Q2
GeoNames ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Lille municipality” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “ليل”
- Arpitan: “Lila”
- Azerbaijani: “Lill”
- Belarusian: “Горад Ліль”
- Bulgarian: “Лил”
- Catalan: “Lilla”
- Chinese: “里尔”
- Dutch: “Rijsel”
- French: “Municipalité de Lille”
- Georgian: “ლილი”
- Greek: “Λιλ”
- Hebrew: “ליל”
- Hindi: “लील”
- Italian: “Lilla”
- Japanese: “リール”
- Korean: “릴”
- Latin: “Insula”
- Lithuanian: “Lilis”
- Lombard: “Lilla”
- Macedonian: “Лил”
- Marathi: “लील”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Lilla”
- Persian: “لیل”
- Russian: “Лилль”
- Serbian: “Лил”
- Tamil: “லீல்”
- Thai: “ลีล”
- Uighur: “Lil”
- Ukrainian: “Лілль”
- Vlaams: “Rysel”
- Western Panjabi: “للی”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Lille-Centre and Wazemmes.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Théâtre Sébastopol and Church of Saint-Étienne, Lille.
Hauts-de-France: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Lille and Dunkirk.
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