Fun fact 2 about Lille
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Lille's Dutch name is Rijsel, which means 'at the island' in Middle Dutch.
Lille
France
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Lille
France
Country
France
Population
236.2K
Coordinates
50.63, 3.06
Lille 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 European Metropolis of Lille.
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