Lille, France
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Grand' place, Lille city centre.
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Location within Hauts-de-France region
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| Coordinates: 50°37′40″N 3°03′30″E / 50.6278°N 3.0583°ECoordinates: 50°37′40″N 3°03′30″E / 50.6278°N 3.0583°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Nord | |
| Arrondissement | Lille | |
| Intercommunality | European Metropolis of Lille | |
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| • Mayor (2014-2020) | Martine Aubry (PS) | |
| Area1 | 34.8 km2 (13.4 sq mi) | |
| • Urban (2009) | 442.5 km2 (170.9 sq mi) | |
| • Metro (2007) | 7,200 km2 (2,800 sq mi) | |
| Population (2012)2 | 228,652 | |
| • Rank | 10th in France | |
| • Density | 6,600/km2 (17,000/sq mi) | |
| • Urban (2009) | 1,015,744 | |
| • Urban density | 2,300/km2 (5,900/sq mi) | |
| • Metro (2007) | 3,800,000 | |
| • Metro density | 530/km2 (1,400/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (GMT +1) (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59350 / 59000, 59800 | |
| Website | www |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Lille (French pronunciation: [lil]; Dutch: Rijsel pronounced [ˈrɛi̯səl]; West Flemish: Rysel) is a city in northern France, in French Flanders. On the Deûle River, near France's border with Belgium, it is the capital of the Hauts-de-France region and the prefecture of the Nord department.
As of 2009, Lille had a population of 226,827 within its administrative limits, and an urban population of 1,015,744, making it the fourth largest urban area in France after Paris, Lyon and Marseille.
Archeological digs seem to show the area as inhabited by as early as 2000 BC, most notably in the modern-day quartiers of Fives, Wazemmes, and Vieux Lille. The original inhabitants of this region were the Gauls, such as the Menapians, the Morins, the Atrebates, and the Nervians, who were followed by Germanic peoples: the Saxons, the Frisians and the Franks.
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