Arrondissement of Lille

The arrondissement of Lille is an arrondissement of France, in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France region. Its capital, and prefecture of the department, is the city of Lille.

Location within the region Hauts-de-France
Location within the region Hauts-de-France
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
No. of communes124
PrefectureLille
Area
879.5 km2 (339.6 sq mi)
INSEE code595

History

When the Nord department was created on 1790, the arrondissement of Lille was part of that original department.[1]

Geography

The arrondissement of Lille is one of the central arrondissement of the Nord department. It borders with Belgium to the north and east, the Douai arrondissement to the southeast, the Pas-de-Calais department to the south and west, and the Dunkirk arrondissement to the northwest.

The arrondissement of Lille has an area of 879.5 km2 (339.6 sq mi).[2] It has a population of 1,232,513 inhabitants for a population density of 1,401.4 inhabitants/km2.[3]

Composition

Cantons

After the reorganisation of the cantons in France,[4] cantons are not subdivisions of the arrondissements so they could have communes that belong to different arrondissements.

The cantons in the arrondissement of Lille are:

  1. Annœullin (5902)
  2. Armentières (5904)
  3. Croix (5913)
  4. Faches-Thumesnil (5918)
  5. Lambersart (5922)
  6. Lille-1 (5923)
  7. Lille-2 (5924)
  8. Lille-3 (5925)
  9. Lille-4 (5926)
  10. Lille-5 (5927)
  11. Lille-6 (5928)
  12. Roubaix-1 (5932)
  13. Roubaix-2 (5933)
  14. Templeuve (5936)
  15. Tourcoing-1 (5937)
  16. Tourcoing-2 (5938)
  17. Villeneuve-d'Ascq (5940)

Communes

The arrondissement of Lille has 124 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes[5]

  1. Allennes-les-Marais (59005)
  2. Annœullin (59011)
  3. Anstaing (59013)
  4. Armentières (59017)
  5. Attiches (59022)
  6. Aubers (59025)
  7. Avelin (59034)
  8. Bachy (59042)
  9. Baisieux (59044)
  10. Bauvin (59052)
  11. Beaucamps-Ligny (59056)
  12. Bersée (59071)
  13. Bois-Grenier (59088)
  14. Bondues (59090)
  15. Bourghelles (59096)
  16. Bousbecque (59098)
  17. Bouvines (59106)
  18. Camphin-en-Carembault (59123)
  19. Camphin-en-Pévèle (59124)
  20. Capinghem (59128)
  21. Cappelle-en-Pévèle (59129)
  22. Carnin (59133)
  23. Chemy (59145)
  24. Chéreng (59146)
  25. Cobrieux (59150)
  26. Comines (59152)
  27. Croix (59163)
  28. Cysoing (59168)
  29. Deûlémont (59173)
  30. Don (59670)
  31. Emmerin (59193)
  32. Englos (59195)
  33. Ennetières-en-Weppes (59196)
  34. Ennevelin (59197)
  35. Erquinghem-Lys (59202)
  36. Erquinghem-le-Sec (59201)
  37. Escobecques (59208)
  38. Faches-Thumesnil (59220)
  39. Forest-sur-Marque (59247)
  40. Fournes-en-Weppes (59250)
  41. Frelinghien (59252)
  42. Fretin (59256)
  43. Fromelles (59257)
  44. Genech (59258)
  45. Gondecourt (59266)
  46. Gruson (59275)
  47. Hallennes-lez-Haubourdin (59278)
  48. Halluin (59279)
  49. Hantay (59281)
  50. Haubourdin (59286)
  51. Hem (59299)
  52. Herlies (59303)
  53. Herrin (59304)
  54. Houplin-Ancoisne (59316)
  55. Houplines (59317)
  56. Illies (59320)
  57. La Bassée (59051)
  58. La Chapelle-d'Armentières (59143)
  59. La Neuville (59427)
  60. Lambersart (59328)
  61. Lannoy (59332)
  62. Le Maisnil (59371)
  63. Leers (59339)
  64. Lesquin (59343)
  65. Lezennes (59346)
  66. Lille (59350)
  67. Linselles (59352)
  68. Lompret (59356)
  69. Loos (59360)
  70. Louvil (59364)
  71. Lys-lez-Lannoy (59367)
  72. La Madeleine (59368)
  73. Marcq-en-Barœul (59378)
  74. Marquette-lez-Lille (59386)
  75. Marquillies (59388)
  76. Moncheaux (59408)
  77. Mons-en-Barœul (59410)
  78. Mons-en-Pévèle (59411)
  79. Mouchin (59419)
  80. Mouvaux (59421)
  81. Mérignies (59398)
  82. Neuville-en-Ferrain (59426)
  83. Noyelles-lès-Seclin (59437)
  84. Ostricourt (59452)
  85. Phalempin (59462)
  86. Pont-à-Marcq (59466)
  87. Provin (59477)
  88. Prémesques (59470)
  89. Pérenchies (59457)
  90. Péronne-en-Mélantois (59458)
  91. Quesnoy-sur-Deûle (59482)
  92. Radinghem-en-Weppes (59487)
  93. Ronchin (59507)
  94. Roncq (59508)
  95. Roubaix (59512)
  96. Sailly-lez-Lannoy (59522)
  97. Sainghin-en-Mélantois (59523)
  98. Sainghin-en-Weppes (59524)
  99. Saint-André-lez-Lille (59527)
  100. Salomé (59550)
  101. Santes (59553)
  102. Seclin (59560)
  103. Sequedin (59566)
  104. Templemars (59585)
  105. Templeuve-en-Pévèle (59586)
  106. Thumeries (59592)
  107. Toufflers (59598)
  108. Tourcoing (59599)
  109. Tourmignies (59600)
  110. Tressin (59602)
  111. Vendeville (59609)
  112. Verlinghem (59611)
  113. Villeneuve-d'Ascq (59009)
  114. Wahagnies (59630)
  115. Wambrechies (59636)
  116. Wannehain (59638)
  117. Warneton (59643)
  118. Wasquehal (59646)
  119. Wattignies (59648)
  120. Wattrelos (59650)
  121. Wavrin (59653)
  122. Wervicq-Sud (59656)
  123. Wicres (59658)
  124. Willems (59660)

The communes with more inhabitants in the arrondissement are:

INSEE
code
Commune Population[3]
(2014)
Canton Intercommunality
59350 Lille 233,897 Lille-1, Lille-2, Lille-3
Lille-4, Lille-5, Lille-6
Métropole Européenne de Lille
59512 Roubaix 95,600 Roubaix-1, Roubaix-2 Métropole Européenne de Lille
59599 Tourcoing 95,329 Tourcoing-1, Tourcoing-2 Métropole Européenne de Lille
59009 Villeneuve-d'Ascq 62,869 Villeneuve-d'Ascq Métropole Européenne de Lille
59650 Wattrelos 41,337 Roubaix-2 Métropole Européenne de Lille
59378 Marcq-en-Baroeul 39,291 Lille-2 Métropole Européenne de Lille
59328 Lambersart 28,128 Lambersart Métropole Européenne de Lille
59017 Armentières 25,362 Armentières Métropole Européenne de Lille
59368 La Madeleine 22,248 Lille-1 Métropole Européenne de Lille
59646 Wasquehal 21,343 Croix Métropole Européenne de Lille
59410 Mons-en-Baroeul 21,231 Lille-3 Métropole Européenne de Lille

Related pages

References

  1. "Historique du Nord". Le SPLAF (in French). Retrieved 10 November 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  2. "Arrondissement de Lille (595)". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 10 November 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Régions, départements, arrondissements, cantons et communes" (PDF). Populations légales 2014 (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 10 November 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  4. "Décret n° 2014-167 du 17 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département du Nord" (in French). Légifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 10 November 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  5. "Arrondissement de Lille (595)" (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 10 November 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

Coordinates: 50°37′N 3°4′E / 50.617°N 3.067°E / 50.617; 3.067