Discover Lille !
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Lille is the largest city in the North of France and is liknked to the towns of Hellemmes and Lomme. Its priviledged geographical position justifies its place as the heart of the Euroregion.
The quality of life found in the city, the dynamism of its economy, the vitality of its culture and its energy are envied by all european cities.
A few figures
Agglomeration
Agglomeration of Lille Métropole (1 091 438 inhabitants in 2005)
Area
3 483 acres
Population :
226 800 (estimation 2004, including Lomme et Hellemmes)
Neighbourhoods
Bois Blancs, Centre, Faubourg de Béthune, Fives, Lille-Sud, Moulins,Saint-Maurice Pellevoisin, Vauban-Esquermes, Vieux-Lille, Wazemmes
Businesses
8 341 businnesses:
- 8,86% industry
- 33,92% retail
- 57,22% services
Transports
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Planes Direct flights to: Alger, Bordeaux, Clermont-Ferrand, Lyon, Marseille, Mulhouse, Nantes, Nice, Strasbourg, Toulouse.
Connecting flights to:
Ajaccio, Angers, Barcelona, Berlin, Biarritz, Bologna, Brest, Calvi,
Casablanca, Figari, Francfurt, Geneva, Le Havre, Limoges, Lisbonne,
Madrid, Milan, Montpellier, Pau, Porto, Prague, Rome, Rouen, Toulon,
Venice, Zurich.
Airport/city centre shuttle by bus: 18 return shuttles each day: from 5 am to 10.30 pm from Monday to Friday, according to flight schedule on weed-ends.
Duration: 20mn
Lille is located less than an hour away by train from two international airports:
Paris Roissy Charles de Gaulle : 51mn
Bruxelles Zaventem : 38mn
More information on www.lille.aeroport.fr |
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Trains, public transportation
Doorway to Europe, Lille is at a on a railway crossroad:
- Paris : 1 h from Lille by TGV (30 return journeys / day)
- London: 1h20 by Eurostar
- Brussels : 38 minutesby Thalys
Contact the SNCF : 36 35 from France - +33 892 35 35 35 from abroad (0,34€/mn) - http://www.sncf.fr
Contact Eurostar : +33 (0) 892 35 35 39 (0,34€/mn) - http://www.eurostar.com
Contact Eurotunnel : +33 (0)3 21 00 61 00 - http://www.eurotunnel.com
| Transpole, lthe Lille agglomeration public transportation company offers:
45 km tube lines linked to an important bus an tram network. 2 automatique tube lines running on 60 km with 60 stops.
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Line 1: Villeneuve d'Ascq 4 cantons - CHR B Calmette
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Line 2: Lomme Saint Philibert - Tourcoing CH Dron
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2 tram lines to Tourcoing and Roubaix with over 35 stops.
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68 bus line
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Travelling by car
Lille is easily reached:
A1 from Paris (220 km)
A22 from Gand (73 km), Anvers (124 km) and Amsterdam (287 km)
A23 from Valenciennes (56 km)
A25 from Dunkerque (71 km) and Calais (110 km)
A26 from Calais (112 km), Reims (201km) and Lyon (681 km)
A27 from Brussels (123 km)
For more information:
Traffic Regional: 08 26 02 20 22
www.bison-fute.equipement.gouv.fr |
Shipping - The harbour:
The Deûle river runs through Lille and its harbour is connected to 700 km of navigable waters. International multimodal platform for river, train and road transports, it is today the 3rd river harbour in France.
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Bicycle:
Rental-garage
• Chti Vélo, 10 avenue Willy Brandt in Lille and 146 rue Pierre Legrand (Lille-Fives).
Open Monday to Friday from 7.30 am to 7.30 pm, Saturday and Sunday from 9 am to 7.30 pm
Tel : 03.28.53.07.49.
• Gare d'échanges of Tourcoing Centre: Open Monday to Friday from 7 am to 7 pm, Saturday from 1 pm to 7 pm
Tel : 03 20 81 37 98
Station Oxygène
Try new transportation methods by renting a Segway or an e-bike (electric bike).
Parking de la Citadine Champ de Mars
Relais Oxygène Gare Lille Flandres (place des Buisses).
Tel : 0820.42.40.40 or www.transpole.fr |
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Here is a list of Lille's monuments:
Porte de Paris
Hospice Comtesse
Museum d'Histoire Naturelle
Citadelle
Maison natale Charles de Gaulle
Chambre de commerce
Vieille bourse
Opera
Place Rihour
La Déesse
Hôtel de ville
Palais des Beaux-Arts
Parc de loisirs de la Citadelle
Jardin Vauban
Jardin des plantes
Parc Matisse
Sainte Catherine Church
Saint André Church
Saint Etienne Church
Saint Maurice Church
Saint Pierre Saint Paul Church
Notre Dame de Fives Church
Saint Louis Church
Sacré Coeur Church
Saint Michel Church
Saint Sauveur Church
Saint Vincent de Paul Church
Saint Maurice des Champs Church
Saint Martin d'Esquermes Church
Sainte Marie Madeleine Church
Notre Dame de la Treille Cathedral |
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