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Lille (/ ˈ l iː l /, LEEL; French: ⓘ; Dutch: Rijsel; Picard: Lile; West Flemish: Rysel) is a city in the northern part of France, within French Flanders.Positioned along the Deûle river, near France's border with Belgium, it is the capital of the Hauts-de-France region, the prefecture of the Nord department, and the main city of the European Metropolis of Lille.
On April 10–26, 1925 the first Lille Trade Fair was held, organized by many entrepreneurs and Lille mayor Roger Salengro to develop the potential of Lille, "France's third-largest city, ideally placed at the center of major French industry". The first fair, held on boulevard des Écoles (now boulevard Jean-Baptiste Lebas), was a success.
The Citadel of Lille (French: Citadelle de Lille; Dutch: Citadel van Rijsel) is a pentagonal citadel of the city wall of Lille, in France. It was built between 1667 and 1670. [1] It hosts the Corps de réaction rapide France. [2] Dubbed "Queen of the citadels" (Reine des citadelles) by Vauban, it is one of the most notable citadels designed by ...
LILLE, France (AP) — Dozens of Feyenoord fans banned from travelling to Lille for the final Champions League group game between the two clubs have been turned away or arrested at the border ...
2009 - Université Lille Nord de France formed. 2011 - Population: 227,533. 2013 - City co-hosts the EuroBasket Women 2013. 2014 - March: Lille municipal election, 2014 held. 2015 September: City co-hosts the EuroBasket 2015. December: 2015 Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie regional election held. [24] 2016 - Lille becomes part of the Hauts-de-France ...
It was created in January 2015, replacing the previous Communauté urbaine de Lille, [1] and covers that part of the Lille metropolitan area that lies in France. Its area is 671.9 km 2. Its population was 1,179,050 in 2019, of which 234,475 in Lille proper. [2] [3] The annual budget of the métropole is €1,865 billion (2018). [4]