News

07/12/2023
Lille Metropole adopts the updated version of the European Charter for Equality in the local life

Since 2013 Lille Metropole is part of the many signatories of the European Charter for Equality in the local life. Lille Metropole now renewed its engagement by adopting its updated version.
07/12/2023
Lille Metropole participation in the EU soil mission week from 21 to 23 November in Madrid

During the EU soil Mission week, Lille Metropole was invited to share its vision about soil management and to present a key research project REPONSE.
06/12/2023
Lille Metropole selected as partner in the Urban Agenda for Food !

Lille Metropole is thrilled to announce it has been selected to become partners of the Urban Agenda for the EU (AUEU) partnership on Food.
06/12/2023
Lille Metropole took part in the European Week for Waste Reduction

From the 18th to the 26th of November, Lille Metropole participated for the first time in the European Week for Waste Reduction. Various events took place across the territory.
06/12/2023
Lille Metropole hosts a European cybersecurity event in partnership with Eurocities and EuraTechnologies

Lille Metropole, together with EuraTechnologies, welcomed Eurocities, Open & Agile Smart Cities (OASC) and several members cities such as Oulu, Brussels, Bruges, Madrid and Oslo for an exciting event!
28/11/2023
Lille Metropole plays host to the 2023 Rugby World Cup

Between the 8th of September and the 28th of October 2023, France hosted the 10th Rugby World Cup. During this occasion, 5 matches were held in the Lille metropolitan area.
28/11/2023
MOSAÏC, a new garden opens! The President of Lille Metropole inaugurated this September a new Mosaïc garden called the "Garden-Treff", inspired by Germanic culture.

Located in Houplin-Ancoisne near Lille, Mosaïc Park is part of the many natural spaces of the Lille metropolitan area. It is composed of 11 gardens, each one dedicated to a different culture.
28/11/2023
Inauguration of Lille Metropole’s new European School

The European School Lille Metropole Jacques Delors was inaugurated late September in Marcq-en-Baroeul. This new, public and free educational establishment is a real asset for the region,
28/11/2023
With its new premises, Lille Metropole asserts its European presence and expands its collaborations in Brussels

Since the 26th of October, the MEL's European delegation is sharing its premises with the Hauts-de-France region, the Nord department, Amiens Métropole, the Free State of Thuringia and Kent.
31/03/2023
European metropolitan representations meeting in Brussels

On 8 March, Lille Metropole EU Office had the pleasure to host 15 other European metropoles represented in Brussels around a networking event
31/03/2023
Do 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.
31/03/2023
Spotlights for Lille Metropole !

Lille Metropole has been promoted “member in the spotlight” by the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI) for March 2023.

Lille Metropole

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.

Our priorities

2nd university

center in France

3rd

French metropolis

(in terms of inhabitants)

35 %

under 25 years old

About us

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.