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01/07/2027From European ambition to local action: advancing the conversation on affordable housingOn 3 June, Lille Metropole hosted in Brussels a high-level seminar dedicated to the EU Affordable Housing Plan and its next steps. -
04/11/2026€64 million in EU funding to modernise public transport in Lille MetropoleLille Metropole has been selected for funding under the European Commission's Rolling E-Mob call for proposals. -
04/11/2026From Lille Metropole to Mykolaiv: giving tram trains a second life in UkraineAs part of the renewal of its tram fleet, Lille Metropole will donate 23 former Breda tram trains to the Ukrainian city of Mykolaiv. -
04/11/2026Connecting parking, EV charging and accessibility: POLIS joint Working Group meeting in Lille MetropoleOn 29 and 30 September 2026, Lille Metropole hosted a joint in-person meeting of the POLIS Parking (chaired since several years by Lille Métropole-Olivier Asselin) and Clean Vehicles & Air Quality WG. -
04/11/2026Further steps in the cooperation between Lille Metropole and LiègeSince 2024, Lille Métropole and Liège have been regularly exchanging expertise and launching new cooperation initiatives. -
08/10/2026Bringing Europe closer to local authorities: Mayors and elected representatives from Lille Metropole’s Municipalities were invited to BrusselsOn 6 October 2026, led by Vice-President Mr Laurent Caure, the Permanent delegation of Lille Metropole welcomed Elected representatives from about 15 municipalities from Lille Metropole to Brussels. -
25/09/2026Time2Adapt expands its climate adaptation experiments to 32 new municipalitiesThe European Urban Initiative-funded Time2Adapt project is now expanding its experiments to new municipalities across the metropolitan area. -
25/09/2026Lille Metropole shares European food system projects at the Urban Agenda Partnership Food meeting in LisbonFrom 17 to 18 September 2026, the 6th Food Partnership In-person Meeting of the Urban Agenda for the EU took place in Lisbon. -
25/09/2026DREC2: Lille Metropole advances its work on the reuse of construction materialsReusing materials from existing buildings and construction sites offers an opportunity to rethink how urban projects are designed and delivered. -
01/07/2026METROLAND: Transforming Land Rationing into a Strategy for Enhancing Living LandscapesMETROLAND (Metropolitan Territories: Land Take Reduction and Net-Zero Development) is the third ESPON project in which Lille Metropole (MEL) is involved. -
01/07/2026Living in cities at +4°C: Lille Metropole hosts a New European Bauhaus Festival satellite eventOn 11 June 2026, Lille Metropole organised a satellite event of the New European Bauhaus (NEB) Festival as part of its ongoing European Urban Initiative (EUI) project Time2Adapt. -
01/07/2026Europe Month: activities organized by Lille Metropole to engage metropolitan staff in European affairsAs a "European" metropolis, Lille Metropole invests in developing a real European culture throughout the metropolitan staff.
Where north western Europe meets
Lille Metropole is perfectly situated at the crossroad of Northwest Europe, between Brussels (35min by train), Paris (1h) and London (1h20) and within 3 to 4 hours from Amsterdam, Strasbourg or Frankfurt. This ideal position, at the heart of a rich and densely populated (80 M people) basin represents a huge economical asset.
A cross-border eurometropolis
Sharing 86 km of border with its Belgian neighbour makes Lille Metropole an essential partner, as evidenced by the Lille-Kortrijk-Tournai Eurometropole, the first and largest EGTC (European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation) in Europe with 2.1 million inhabitants.
A large urban and rural metropole
Lille Metropole encompasses 95 municipalities and 1.2 million inhabitants, in a territory both rural and urban, made up of cities like Lille (230,000 inhabitants), Roubaix and Tourcoing (100,000 each) and smaller towns and villages. This broad diversity of territories confronts the metropolitan authority with a variety of challenges regarding urban development, land use and environmental protection, employment and social inclusion, housing, mobility, food or culture.
2nd university
center in France
3rd
French metropolis
(in terms of inhabitants)
35 %
under 25 years old
Since 2017, Lille Metropole EU Office has been connecting Lille Metropole administration, municipalities and local partners with the EU Institutions, and the whole Brussels EU bubble: city networks, thematic EU representations, European cities and regions EU offices.
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Coordinate and animate European networks
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