Fives

Fives is a metro station in Lille, North, Hauts-de-France. Fives is situated nearby to the square Place Pierre de Geyter, as well as near the community center Maison de l’immigration et de l’égalité.

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Type: Metro station
Description: Metro station, Lille, France
Also known as: “Station Fives”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Église Notre-Dame de Fives and Gare de Lille Europe.

Église Notre-Dame de Fives

Church

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Église Notre-Dame de Fives is a church, which is situated 220 metres northwest of Fives.

Gare de Lille Europe

Railway station

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Lille–Europe station is a SNCF railway station in Lille, France, on the LGV Nord high-speed railway. The station is primarily used for international Eurostar and long-distance SNCF TGV services, although some high-speed regional trains also call at the station. Gare de Lille Europe is situated 1¼ km northwest of Fives.

Gare de Lille Flandres

Railway station

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Lille-Flandres station is the main railway station of Lille, capital of French Flanders. It is a terminus for SNCF Intercity and regional trains. It opened in 1842 as the Gare de Lille, but was renamed in 1993 when Lille Europe station opened. Gare de Lille Flandres is situated 1½ km west of Fives.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fives and Porte de Tournai.

Fives

Suburb

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Fives is a former commune in the Nord department in northern France. It has been part of Lille since 1858. It gave its name to an engineering group founded in the nineteenth century, the Compagnie de Fives-Lille.