Lille Metropole
where Northwest Europe meets
News
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22/07/2024Lille Metropole takes part in cyclist challengeDuring the month of May, the Metropolitan area took part in the national ‘May by Bike’ challenge, encouraging its inhabitants to use bicycles for their daily journeys.
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22/07/2024Lille Metropole celebrates the european month of May !Ranging from training sessions, to internal communication campaigns, to organised visits to the european institutions, there were many opportunities to engage with and learn more about Europe !
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18/07/2024Improving the place of nature and water in the Metropolitan areaOn the 19th of April of this year, the Lille Metropole’s Council adopted a Nature and Water strategy. What are the main objectives and actions of this new strategy?
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18/07/2024The Ecobonus ‘Change Pays’ scheme is expandingSupported by the European Union and implemented in the Lille Metropolitan Area, the Ecobonus scheme is expanding to include new routes !
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18/07/2024Blanchemaille, a local building renovation project, has been awarded the low-carbon label !This is a first in France for a real estate project run by a local authority. Read on to find out more about the project and the label !
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17/07/2024Lille Metropole Management Committee meeting in BrusselsIn late may, the Lille Metropole Management Committee came to Brussels to meet partners and conduct a site visit to the port of Brussels.
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17/07/2024Extramobile: the future of public transport in Lille MetropoleLille Metropole is rolling out its mobility strategy to meet the new demographic and climate challenges of the future, including two new tramlines and high-speed bus routes.
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17/07/2024The Battle of Fromelles Museum celebrates its 10th anniversary!The bloody battle of Fromelles was short but incredibly intense, costing the lives of 8,500 soldiers within 24 hours. Come check out the exhibitions that will mark the museum's 10th anniversary.
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27/06/2024Lille Metropole’s REVALS (REveal and VAlorise Life of Soils) project selected as a winner of the HuMUS open call!The local, community-led project is both innovative and sustainable in nature, and will benefit from €30,000 in funding for evaluation, assessment and scaling-up purposes.
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27/06/2024Lille Metropole is proud and prepared to host the 2024 Olympic Games!Lille Metropole’s sporting policy, which strongly supports high-level events and sport clubs, is perfectly aligned with the hosting of this exciting event. Read on to find out more !
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11/04/2024River reconquest and park creation: a city-to-city exchange between Lille Metropole and the City of TurinThrough the European Urban Initiative's City-to-City (C2C) capacity-building tool, both cities benefited from this successful collaboration
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11/04/2024Lille Metropole and EuraClimat launch a call for expression of interestWith Euraclimat’s call for expressions of interest « innovating for climate excellence », Lille Metropole organised its third call for corporate initiatives to combat climate change.
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