Lille

E18284

city commune of France

Lille is a historic industrial and cultural hub in northern France, known for its Flemish-influenced architecture, large student population, and role as a major European transport crossroads.

Aliases (6)

Lille metropolitan area ×3
Braderie de Lille ×1
City of Lille ×1
Lille (region capital of Hauts-de-France) ×1
Lille Europe ×1
Lille, France ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city → commune of France →
capitalOf	Nord department →
climate	oceanic climate →
continent	Europe →
country	France →
demonym	Lillois → Lilloise →
hasAirport	Lille Airport →
hasArchitecturalStyle	Flemish architecture → French classical architecture →
hasCharacteristic	cultural hub → historic industrial hub → large student population → major European transport crossroads → university city →
hasCulturalInstitution	Lille Opera → Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille →
hasEvent	Braderie de Lille → Lille Christmas market →
hasFootballClub	Lille OSC →
hasNotableBuilding	Vieille Bourse →
hasNotableSquare	Grand-Place →
hasPublicTransportSystem	Lille Metro → bus network → tramway →
hasRailwayStation	Lille-Europe station → Lille-Flandres station →
hasUniversity	Lille Catholic University → University of Lille →
historicalRegion	French Flanders →
locatedIn	Hauts-de-France → Nord department → northern France →
locatedNear	border with Belgium →
locatedOn	Deûle River →
nearbyCity	Brussels → London → Paris →
officialLanguage	French →
partOf	European Metropolis of Lille →
railwayHubFor	Eurostar → TGV network → Thalys →
timeZone	Central European Summer Time → Central European Time →
twinnedWith	Cologne → Essex County → Leeds →
wasEuropeanCapitalOfCulture	2004 →

Referenced by (51)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Carolus-Duran → Charles de Gaulle → Jean Perrin → Émile Bernard →	placeOfBirth
Burgundian Netherlands → Hauts-de-France → Nord →	capital
A1 autoroute → Eurostar → TGV →	connectsCity
Hauts-de-France ("Lille metropolitan area") → Metropolitan France → Nord ("Lille metropolitan area") →	contains
Jan van Eyck → Louis Marie Cordonnier → Louis Pasteur ("Lille, France") →	workLocation
LGV Nord → Paris–Lille →	connects
Canterbury → Leuven →	hasTwinTown
Saint-André-lez-Lille → St Omer →	locatedNear
Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2 TGV station → Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2 TGV station ("Lille Europe") →	offersServiceTo
A1 autoroute → French autoroute network →	servesCity
Siege of Lille (1667) →	capturedCity
Nord (department) →	containsCity
Nord (department) →	hasCapital
2024 Summer Olympics →	hasCoHostCity
Lille ("Braderie de Lille") →	hasEvent
Nord (department) →	hasLargestCity
Nord (department) →	hasPrefecture
Cauchy-à-la-Tour ("Lille (region capital of Hauts-de-France)") →	hasRegionalCapital
Nord (department) →	hasRegionCapital
Lyon-Part-Dieu railway station →	hasServiceTo
Hauts-de-France →	largestCity
Siege of Lille (1667) →	location
France →	majorCity
Keolis →	operatesInCity
Union of Arras ("City of Lille") →	participant
Louis Marie Cordonnier →	placeOfDeath
Nord →	prefecture
LGV Nord →	primaryCityServed
Saint-André-lez-Lille →	regionCapitalNearby
Pierre Mauroy ("Lille metropolitan area") →	regionOfPoliticalActivity
Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1668) →	retainedByFrance
Hauts-de-France →	seatOfGovernment
Paris–Lille →	terminus
A1 autoroute →	terminusCity
Pierre Mauroy →	wasMayorOf