Living in Lille: young and dynamic city, at the gates of Europe

 

Lille is one of the youngest and most dynamic cities in France.
There is a total of 150 000 students in the region. It is the 3rd academic region in France after Paris. It is also the 2nd region in terms of foreign investments and the 4th economic power in France.

 

Its privileged and strategic geographical situation, promoted by a very dense transportation network, makes Lille a true gate to Europe (France, Belgium, Luxembourg, United-Kingdom, The Netherlands, and Germany).

All of Europe is attracted by Lille, its quality of life, its economic vitality, its cultural life, its festive energy.

Major cultural equipments, new parks, community care, residential districts: Lille is a good place to live in.

Lille-Lesquin International airport

Located fifteen minutes from downtown, it offers almost 70 international flights for passengers and is the 3rd national freight platform.

The TGV

Lille is a strategic railway crossroads:
•    Paris is 1 hour away from Lille by TGV
•    London is 1 hour 20 minutes away by Eurostar via the Channel Tunnel
•    Brussels is 38 minutes away by Thalys
•    Amsterdam is 2 hours away by train

The longest automated subway in the world

45 km of subway are connected to a dense network of buses and tramways in order to optimize moving within the city.


  • Berck beach

  • Lille Flandres station

  • Lille at Christmas

  • Hospice Comtesse in Vieux-Lille

  • Bruxelles