Lille Metropole
where Northwest Europe meets
News
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31/03/2023European metropolitan representations meeting in BrusselsOn 8 March, Lille Metropole EU Office had the pleasure to host 15 other European metropoles represented in Brussels around a networking event
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31/03/2023Do you really know what a fake news is ? “La Condition Publique” last exhibit will tell you.“La Condition Publique” launched its cultural season with the inauguration of the Fake News exhibition on 23 March in Roubaix, an invitation to reflect upon our rapport with information.
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31/03/2023Spotlights for Lille Metropole !Lille Metropole has been promoted “member in the spotlight” by the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI) for March 2023.
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22/03/202315th edition of the International Forum about Cybersecurity (FIC)5 to 7 April, Lille Grand Palais will host the 15th International Forum for Cybersecurity (FIC). Discover a glimpse of the program in this article.
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14/03/2023Reduce traffic jam, improve air quality and encourage soft mobility practices: Lille Metropole's Ecobonus programIn September 2023, Lille Metropole will launch Ecobonus, a program rewarding car-drivers aiming at changing their habits, to help reduce traffic jam and air pollution.
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25/11/2022Faubourg 132 and La Fraise finalists for the New European Bauhaus Prizes 2022In May 2022, Faubourg 132 and “La Fraise” were selected among 1100 European projects and were among the 52 finalists of the New European Bauhaus Prizes 2022.
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25/11/2022Roubaix pilot city of the circular cities and regions initiativeRoubaix, one of the biggest city of Lille Metropole has been selected as a Pilot city of the Circular Cities and Regions Initiative (CCRI) launched by the European Commission.
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25/11/2022Highlights of our info session about the New European Bauhaus during the Europen Week of Regions and Cities 2022The Hauts-de-France Region, Bauhaus University of Weimar, the Silesia Region and Lille Metropole participated together in the 20th edition of the European Week for Regions and Cities.
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25/11/2022“Circular Fashion Awards”: a European event organized in Lille Metropole!From November 14 to 27, 2022, Lille Metropole hosted the "Circular Fashion Fortnight" during which the European Circular Fashion Awards were presented
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25/11/2022'Put Europe in your Projects’: raising awareness about the EUIn September 2021, Lille Metropole EU office in Brussels launched an internal Challenge called "Put Europe in your projects"
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25/11/2022“Les Temporelles” 2022: time-based approach against climate changeLille Metropole organized Les Temporelles on September 22 on the following topic: "Time is running out, let's adapt our rhythms!”
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11/07/2022Lille Metropole: a territory involved in the Olympic Games thanks to the "Land of Games 2024" labelLille Metropole is one of the territory that will host Olympic Games in 2024! The territory has already been promoting the Games for months through the “Land of Games 2024” label.
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