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    Lille (/ ˈ l iː l / LEEL, French: ⓘ; Dutch: Rijsel; Picard: Lile; West Flemish: Rysel) is a city in the northern part of France, within French Flanders. Positioned along the Deûle river, near France's border with Belgium , it is the capital of the Hauts-de-France region , the prefecture of the Nord department , and the main city of the ...

  2. Jul 9, 2024 · 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.

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  3. Sep 20, 2012 · Named the European Cultural Capital in 2004, Lille spent some €73 million—the largest sum ever for a single cultural operation in France—and invested another €55 million to reinvent itself. The results are startling.

  4. Founded, according to legend, around 640 AD by the giants Lyderic and Phinaert, Lille was in turn Flemish, Burgundian and under Spanish rule, before becoming French in 1668, following Louis XIV’s conquest of the city. Today, it is France’s third most populous metropolis.

  5. Feb 17, 2022 · Lille is the capital of the Hauts-de-France region, and the city is built on the Deûle River. Lille also has the third-largest business district in France. It also has a nickname: the 'Capital of Flanders', part of Romance Flanders, a former territory of Flanders.

  6. Feb 8, 2024 · Lille is the capital of the Hauts-de-France, a region created in 2016 from the former Nord-Pas-de-Calais and Picardy. The city lies at the northern tip of France, near the border with Belgium, and its urban area is home to a population of over one million.

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  8. Sep 16, 2021 · Language: French is the main language spoken in Lille, although Flemish is still spoken in some areas of the countryside. Currency: The euro is the official currency used in Lille, as in all of France. Getting Around: Lille is very easy to navigate on foot.

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