North
Arrondissement of Lille
Lille

Citadel of Lille

The Citadel of Lille is a pentagonal citadel of the city wall of , in France. It was built between 1667 and 1670. It hosts the Corps de réaction rapide France.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lille Zoo and Porte de Dunkerque.

Zoo
Photo: Velvet, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is situated 380 metres south of Citadel of Lille.

City gate
Photo: Zefido, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city gate, which is situated 580 metres southwest of Citadel of Lille.

Photo: Lamiot, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 590 metres east of Citadel of Lille.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Esquermes and Vieux-Lille.

Suburb
Photo: Velvet, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a former commune in the department in northern . Since 1858 it is part of Lille.

Suburb
is a district in the north of . It is the district with the most pre-19th-century buildings. It still boasts many cobbled streets and traces of the canals that crisscrossed the city in centuries gone by. It is home to 20,000 inhabitants.

Suburb
Photo: Velvet, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a suburb.

Citadel of Lille

Latitude
50.64123° or 50° 38′ 28″ north
Longitude
3.04448° or 3° 2′ 40″ east
Elevation
19 metres (62 feet)
Inception
1670
Open location code
9F25J2RV+FQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1096436747
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Geo­Names ID
12640798
Wiki­data ID
Q206252
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Indonesian—“Citadel of Lille” goes by many names.

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