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Superimposition of a map of Lille today and a supposed map of Lille in the Middle Ages: the Grand Place is in the alluvial zone of the Deûle. Up until the 13th century, the site was occupied by the waters of the Deûle and by a marsh. Nearby was the alderman's hall, which burned down in 1213 and was rebuilt in 1233.
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.
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 ...
The part of Vieux-Lille to the north of rue du Pont-Neuf and rue Négrier [notes 2] dates back to the 1670 enlargement decided by Vauban after Louis XIV annexed the city to France. The streets in this part of the district, the parish of Saint-André, and the former parish of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine are characterized by their linear layout and ...
The arrondissement of Lille is an arrondissement of France in the Nord department in the Hauts-de-France region. It has 124 communes . [ 2 ] Its population is 1,260,060 (2021), and its area is 879.5 km 2 (339.6 sq mi).
Passage to rue de Weppes. Located in the Lille-Centre district, it links Place du Général-de-Gaulle with Rue Royale and Rue de la Barre. From Place du Général de Gaulle, Rue Esquermoise crosses, on the left, the rue Saint-Etienne pedestrian street, on the right rue des Débris Saint-Etienne, named after the former church of Saint-Etienne, destroyed during the siege of Lille in 1792, on the ...
Euralille is an urban quarter in the centre of Lille, France. Conceived as a major European business district in the late 1980s and early 1990s, [1] it is strategically located at the intersection of the high-speed railway lines linking Paris, Brussels, and London, and incorporates the Gare de Lille Europe and Gare de Lille Flandres railway ...
Map of Lille rail transit network (metro and tram) The Lille tramway (French: Tramway de Lille ) is a public transit system in the city of Lille in Hauts-de-France , France. The tramway is often called the Mongy , after Alfred Mongy , the engineer who created the interurban lines that make up the current system.