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Lille Metropole in figures

  • 15th European metropolis with 1.9 million inhabitants, 1st transborder city in Europe, Lille Metropole is at the heart of the wealthiest and most dynamic European area: 100 million consumers in a 300 km radius.
  • The Lille Metropole urban community regroups 85 communities between the two largest European cities, London and Paris.
  • Lille Metropole is 38 minutes away from Brussels, the European decision centre.
  • 15 multinational head offices are there (3 Suisses International, Auchan, Barco, Bonduelle, Décathlon, Lesaffre…).
  • 4 European delegations, one of them being the Agence Ferroviaire Européenne (AEF).
  • Lille European capital of culture in 2004.
  • The working regional population reaches 1.3 million people, 500,000 of whom work in Lille Metropole.
  • 36% of the population is under 25 (the youngest in France).
  • 2nd university town in France with over 100,000 students. Grandes ecoles (Centrale Lille, Science Po, ICAM…) and business schools ( EDHEC, ESC, IESEG…) are well represented.
  • 20 museums, 6 of which are nationally ranked, le Palais des Beaux Arts (2nd museum in France after the Louvre), The Musée d'Art Moderne Lille Metropole (4th museum in France in 2005 according to the Journal des Arts) or the Piscine, Roubaix museum of Art and Industry.
  • Historical monuments such as the Hospice Comtesse, the Vauban Citadel, the Vieille Bourse, the Hospice d'Havré…
  • The ONL, Orchestre National de Lille, which has become one of the most prestigious orchestra and is a true ambassador of the Lille region and of French culture on the four continents and in nearly 30 countries.
  • About twenty festivals every year among which the Tourcoing Jazz festival.