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Siege of Lille (1940) / 50.63333°N 3.06667°E / 50.63333; 3.06667. The siege of Lille, or Lille pocket, (28–31 May 1940) took place during the Battle of France in the Second World War. The siege around the city of Lille took place between the French IV Corps and V Corps (about 40,000 men) of the First Army (General René Prioux) and ...
Lille OSC. Lille Olympique Sporting Club ( French pronunciation: [lil ɔlɛ̃pik spɔʁtɪŋ klœb] ), commonly referred to as LOSC, LOSC Lille or simply Lille, is a French professional football club based in Lille, Hauts-de-France that competes in Ligue 1, the top division of French football. Lille has played its home matches since 2012 at the ...
The Lille tramway (French: Tramway de Lille) is a public transit system in the city of Lille in Hauts-de-France, France. The tramway is often called the Mongy, after Alfred Mongy, the engineer who created the interurban lines that make up the current system. The system consists of two interurban lines, connecting central Lille to the nearby ...
3 days ago · Lille, France. Lille, city, capital of Nord département and of the Hauts-de-France région, northern France, situated on the Deûle River, 136 miles (219 km) north-northeast of Paris, and 9 miles (14 km) from the Belgian frontier by road. Lille, France. Lille (often written L’Île [“The Island”] until the 18th century) began as a village ...
Mar 26, 2024 · Lille is France's fifth-largest metropolitan area and fourth urban area. It is located to the country's north, on the Deûle River, near the border with Belgium.The whole metropolitan area of Lille, both on French (622 municipalities) and Belgian territory (60 municipalities) (Courtray, Tournai) was estimated about 3.9 million inhabitants, ranking as one of the major metropolitan areas of Europe.
Citadel of Lille. Coordinates: 50°38′28″N 3°02′40″E. Lille's Citadelle aerial view. Entrance. The Citadel of Lille ( French: Citadelle de Lille; Dutch: Citadel van Rijsel) is a pentagonal citadel of the city wall of Lille, in France. It was built between 1667 and 1670. [1]
Lille. ( { {PAGENAME}}) / 50.63722°N 3.06333°E. Lille [ lil] (în neerlandeză Rijsel) este un oraș în nordul Franței, reședința prefecturii departamentului Nord și capitala regiunii Hauts-de-France . Orașul are o populație de 191 164 locuitori, dar zona metropolitană are peste 1,7 milioane de locuitori.
