Lille Metropole
where Northwest Europe meets
News
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06/12/2023Lille Metropole took part in the European Week for Waste ReductionFrom 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.
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28/11/2023Lille Metropole plays host to the 2023 Rugby World CupBetween 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.
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28/11/2023MOSAÏC, 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.
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28/11/2023Inauguration of Lille Metropole’s new European SchoolThe 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,
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28/11/2023With its new premises, Lille Metropole asserts its European presence and expands its collaborations in BrusselsSince 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.
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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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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.
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