The Métropole Européenne de Lille is the métropole, an intercommunal structure, composed by a network of big cities whose major city is the city of Lille. It is located in the Nord department, in the Hauts-de-France region, northern France – bordering both the Flemish and Walloon regions of Belgium. It was created in January 2015, replacing the previous Communauté urbaine de Lille, and covers that part of the Lille metropolitan area that lies in France. Its area is 671.9 km2. Its population was 1,179,050 in 2019, of which 234,475 in Lille proper. The annual budget of the métropole is €1,865 billion (2018).
The arrondissement of Lille is an arrondissement of France in the Nord department in the Hauts-de-France region. It has 124 communes. Its population is 1,237,472 (2016), and its area is 879.5 km2 (339.6 sq mi).
Lannoy is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
Saint-André-lez-Lille is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is part of the Métropole Européenne de Lille.
Marquette-lez-Lille is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is part of the Métropole Européenne de Lille.
Lys-lez-Lannoy is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is part of the Métropole Européenne de Lille.
Hallennes-lez-Haubourdin is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is part of the Métropole Européenne de Lille.
Lez-Fontaine is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
Auchy-lez-Orchies is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
Aulnoy-lez-Valenciennes is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
Bruille-lez-Marchiennes is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
Sailly-lez-Cambrai is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
Saint-Hilaire-lez-Cambrai is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
Flines-lez-Raches is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
Lambres-lez-Douai is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
Houdain-lez-Bavay is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
Tilloy-lez-Cambrai is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
The canton of Croix is an administrative division of the Nord department, northern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Croix.
The canton of Villeneuve-d'Ascq is an administrative division of the Nord department, northern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Villeneuve-d'Ascq.
The word lès is an archaic French preposition meaning "near", "next to". Today it occurs only in place names to distinguish places with the same name.
