The arrondissement of Lille is an

arrondissement An arrondissement (, , ) is any of various administrative divisions of France, Belgium, Haiti, certain other Francophone countries, as well as the Netherlands. Europe France The 101 French departments are divided into 342 ''arrondissements ...

of France in the Nord department in the Hauts-de-France

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. It has 124

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. Its population is 1,237,472 (2016), and its area is .

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Lille, and their

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s, are: # Allennes-les-Marais (59005) # Annœullin (59011) # Anstaing (59013) # Armentières (59017) #

Attiches Attiches () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Population Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes c ...

(59022) #

Aubers Aubers () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is west of Lille. The parish church is dedicated to St Vaast. It was the site of a major World War I battle, the Battle of Aubers, during 1915. Aubers is twinned with the E ...

(59025) # Avelin (59034) # Bachy (59042) # Baisieux (59044) #

La Bassée La Bassée () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Population Heraldry Personalities La Bassée was the birthplace of the painter and draftsman Louis-Léopold Boilly (1761–1845). Another native was Ignace François ...

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Bauvin Bauvin () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is southwest of Lille. Population Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French ...

(59052) # Beaucamps-Ligny (59056) #

Bersée Bersée () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Population Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes c ...

(59071) #

Bois-Grenier Bois-Grenier () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Located south of Armentières and bordering with the department of Pas-de-Calais. Population Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a li ...

(59088) # Bondues (59090) #

Bourghelles Bourghelles () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Etymology First recorded in 1197 as ''Borghela'' (small fortress); ultimately from Proto-Germanic ''*burgs'' (hill fort, fortress) and diminutive suffix.''L’origine de Bou ...

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Bousbecque Bousbecque (; nl, Busbeke / Boesbeke) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Population Heraldry See also * Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the Fr ...

(59098) # Bouvines (59106) #

Camphin-en-Carembault Camphin-en-Carembault () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes c ...

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Camphin-en-Pévèle Camphin-en-Pévèle () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes coo ...

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Capinghem Capinghem (; archaic ) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is part of the Métropole Européenne de Lille. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord de ...

(59128) #

Cappelle-en-Pévèle Cappelle-en-Pévèle () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Geography Climate Cappelle-en-Pévèle has a oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification ''Cfb''). The average annual temperature in Cappelle-en-Pévèle is . T ...

(59129) # Carnin (59133) # La Chapelle-d'Armentières (59143) # Chemy (59145) # Chéreng (59146) #

Cobrieux Cobrieux () is a commune of the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes cooperate in t ...

(59150) # Comines (59152) # Croix (59163) # Cysoing (59168) # Deûlémont (59173) #

Don Don, don or DON and variants may refer to: Places *County Donegal, Ireland, Chapman code DON *Don (river), a river in European Russia *Don River (disambiguation), several other rivers with the name *Don, Benin, a town in Benin *Don, Dang, a vill ...

(59670) # Emmerin (59193) # Englos (59195) # Ennetières-en-Weppes (59196) # Ennevelin (59197) # Erquinghem-le-Sec (59201) # Erquinghem-Lys (59202) # Escobecques (59208) # Faches-Thumesnil (59220) # Forest-sur-Marque (59247) # Fournes-en-Weppes (59250) # Frelinghien (59252) # Fretin (59256) # Fromelles (59257) #

Genech Genech (; nl, Genst) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes coop ...

(59258) #

Gondecourt Gondecourt () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes cooperate i ...

(59266) #

Gruson Gruson () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is part of the Métropole Européenne de Lille. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of ...

(59275) # Hallennes-lez-Haubourdin (59278) #

Halluin Halluin (; nl, Halewijn) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Geography It is located at the north of the Métropole Européenne de Lille, on the Belgian border, contiguous with the Belgian town of Menen. Population Tran ...

(59279) # Hantay (59281) #

Haubourdin Haubourdin () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is part of the Métropole Européenne de Lille. Population Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord ...

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(59299) # Herlies (59303) # Herrin (59304) # Houplin-Ancoisne (59316) # Houplines (59317) # Illies (59320) #

Lambersart Lambersart () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. This commune is located in the Métropole Européenne de Lille, and is a suburb of the city of Lille, bordering it on its northwest side. Inhabitants of the town are called ...

(59328) # Lannoy (59332) #

Leers Leers (, ) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is part of the Métropole Européenne de Lille, and is about northeast of Lille. Population Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list o ...

(59339) #

Lesquin Lesquin () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Population Heraldry Economy When Flandre Air existed, it had its head office at Lille Airport and in Lesquin. On 30 March 2001 Flandre, Proteus Airlines, and Regional Airl ...

(59343) # Lezennes (59346) #

Lille Lille ( , ; nl, Rijsel ; pcd, Lile; vls, Rysel) is a city in the northern part of France, in French Flanders. On the river Deûle, near France's border with Belgium, it is the capital of the Hauts-de-France region, the prefecture of the N ...

(59350) # Linselles (59352) # Lompret (59356) # Loos (59360) #

Louvil Louvil () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry See also * Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes cooperate in t ...

(59364) # Lys-lez-Lannoy (59367) # La Madeleine (59368) # Le Maisnil (59371) #

Marcq-en-Barœul Marcq-en-Barœul (; pcd, Marke-in-Bareul; older nl, Marke) is a commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * C ...

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Marquette-lez-Lille Marquette-lez-Lille (, literally ''Marquette near Lille''; Dutch: ''Market(t)e'') is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is part of the Métropole Européenne de Lille. Population Monuments * Grands Moulins de Paris Her ...

(59386) # Marquillies (59388) # Mérignies (59398) # Moncheaux (59408) # Mons-en-Barœul (59410) #

Mons-en-Pévèle Mons-en-Pévèle () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes coope ...

(59411) # Mouchin (59419) # Mouvaux (59421) # La Neuville (59427) #

Neuville-en-Ferrain Neuville-en-Ferrain () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is part of the Métropole Européenne de Lille. Population Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of ...

(59426) # Noyelles-lès-Seclin (59437) # Ostricourt (59452) #

Pérenchies Pérenchies (; nl, Perensijs) is a Communes of France, commune in the Nord (French department), Nord Departments of France, department in northern France. It is part of the Métropole Européenne de Lille. Population Heraldry People from Pér ...

(59457) #

Péronne-en-Mélantois Péronne-en-Mélantois () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is part of the Métropole Européenne de Lille. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord ...

(59458) # Phalempin (59462) # Pont-à-Marcq (59466) # Prémesques (59470) #

Provin Provin () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes cooperate in the ...

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Quesnoy-sur-Deûle Quesnoy-sur-Deûle (, literally ''Quesnoy on Deûle''; vls, Kiezenet) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is part of the Métropole Européenne de Lille. Population Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department ...

(59482) # Radinghem-en-Weppes (59487) #

Ronchin Ronchin () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France (Hauts-de-France). It is part of the European Metropolis of Lille. Population Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes ...

(59507) #

Roncq Roncq (; nl, Ronk) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is from the border with Belgium. Population Heraldry Twin towns It is twinned with Todmorden in Britain, Delbrück in Germany, and Selinkegny in Mali. See ...

(59508) #

Roubaix Roubaix ( or ; nl, Robaais; vls, Roboais) is a city in northern France, located in the Lille metropolitan area on the Belgian border. It is a historically mono-industrial commune in the Nord department, which grew rapidly in the 19th century ...

(59512) # Sailly-lez-Lannoy (59522) #

Sainghin-en-Mélantois Sainghin-en-Mélantois (; nl, Singem) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is part of the Métropole Européenne de Lille. Heraldry Economy Part of the Lesquin Regional Transport Center is located in the municipalit ...

(59523) # Sainghin-en-Weppes (59524) #

Saint-André-lez-Lille Saint-André-lez-Lille (, literally ''Saint-André near Lille''; Dutch: ''Sint-Andries'' or ''Sint-Andries-Rijsel'') is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is part of the Métropole Européenne de Lille. Population Heraldr ...

(59527) # Salomé (59550) # Santes (59553) #

Seclin Seclin () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is part of the Métropole Européenne de Lille. Population Notable residents * Andre Ayew, Ghana national football team footballer *Victor Mollet, architect *Jonathan Rouss ...

(59560) # Sequedin (59566) # Templemars (59585) #

Templeuve-en-Pévèle Templeuve-en-Pévèle (, before 2015: ''Templeuve'') is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Name The commune is recorded as Templovium in 877, but was subsequently called Templeuve. The name may be derived from ''Templum Jovis ...

(59586) # Thumeries (59592) # Toufflers (59598) #

Tourcoing Tourcoing (; nl, Toerkonje ; vls, Terkoeje; pcd, Tourco) is a city in northern France on the Belgian border. It is designated municipally as a commune within the department of Nord. Located to the north-northeast of Lille, adjacent to Roubai ...

(59599) # Tourmignies (59600) # Tressin (59602) # Vendeville (59609) # Verlinghem (59611) #

Villeneuve-d'Ascq Villeneuve-d'Ascq (; pcd, Neuvile-Ask) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. With more than 60,000 inhabitants and 50,000 students, it is one of the main cities of the Métropole Européenne de Lille and the largest in area (2 ...

(59009) #

Wahagnies Wahagnies () is a Communes of France, commune in the Nord (French department), Nord Departments of France, department in northern France. Geography The commune is situated between French Flanders, Flandre and Artois and has a distance of 20 ...

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Wambrechies Wambrechies (; vls, Wemmersijs; pcd, Vamberchi) is a commune in the Nord department, in the region Hauts-de-France, in northern France. It is part of the European Metropolis of Lille. It has a population of around 10,600 (2019). Geography Wa ...

(59636) #

Wannehain Wannehain is a Communes of France, commune in the Nord (French department), Nord Departments of France, department in northern France, on the border with Belgium. The HSL 1 railway line to Brussels crosses the border at Wannehain. Heraldry Popu ...

(59638) # Warneton (59643) # Wasquehal (59646) # Wattignies (59648) #

Wattrelos Wattrelos (; archaic ) is a commune in the Nord department in the Nord-Pas de Calais region of northern France. It is located on the border with Belgium, northeast of the city of Lille. The fifth-largest component of the Métropole Européenne ...

(59650) #

Wavrin Wavrin () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It was established around the year . It is part of the Métropole Européenne de Lille. Heraldry Population People * Jean de Waurin See also *Communes of the Nord department ...

(59653) #

Wervicq-Sud Wervicq-Sud (; ) is a commune in the Nord department of northern France, near the border with Belgium. Wervicq-Sud is one of the oldest villages still existent, dating back to Roman times. The town is separated from its Belgian Flemish sister t ...

(59656) # Wicres (59658) # Willems (59660)

History

The arrondissement of Lille was created in 1800.Historique du Nord
/ref> As a result of the reorganisation of the

cantons of France The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's departments and arrondissements. Apart from their role as organizational units in relation to certain aspects of the administration of public services and justice, ...

which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of Lille were, as of January 2015:Populations légales 2012: 59 Nord
INSEE # Armentières # La Bassée # Cysoing # Haubourdin # Lannoy # Lille-Centre # Lille-Est # Lille-Nord # Lille-Nord-Est # Lille-Ouest # Lille-Sud # Lille-Sud-Est # Lille-Sud-Ouest # Lomme #

# Pont-à-Marcq # Quesnoy-sur-Deûle # Roubaix-Centre # Roubaix-Est # Roubaix-Nord # Roubaix-Ouest # Seclin-Nord # Seclin-Sud # Tourcoing-Nord # Tourcoing-Nord-Est # Tourcoing-Sud # Villeneuve-d'Ascq-Nord # Villeneuve-d'Ascq-Sud

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