# Arrondissement of Lille

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 1,260,060 (2021), and its area is 879.5 km$^2$ (339.6 sq mi).

## Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Lille, and their INSEE codes, are:
* Allennes-les-Marais (59005)
* Annœullin (59011)
* Anstaing (59013)
* Armentières (59017)
* Attiches (59022)
* Aubers (59025)
* Avelin (59034)
* Bachy (59042)
* Baisieux (59044)
* La Bassée (59051)
* Bauvin (59052)
* Beaucamps-Ligny (59056)
* Bersée (59071)
* Bois-Grenier (59088)
* Bondues (59090)
* Bourghelles (59096)
* Bousbecque (59098)
* Bouvines (59106)
* Camphin-en-Carembault (59123)
* Camphin-en-Pévèle (59124)
* Capinghem (59128)
* Cappelle-en-Pévèle (59129)
* Carnin (59133)
* La Chapelle-d'Armentières (59143)
* Chemy (59145)
* Chéreng (59146)
* Cobrieux (59150)
* Comines (59152)
* Croix (59163)
* Cysoing (59168)
* Deûlémont (59173)
* Don (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 (59258)
* Gondecourt (59266)
* Gruson (59275)
* Hallennes-lez-Haubourdin (59278)
* Halluin (59279)
* Hantay (59281)
* Haubourdin (59286)
* Hem (59299)
* Herlies (59303)
* Herrin (59304)
* Houplin-Ancoisne (59316)
* Houplines (59317)
* Illies (59320)
* Lambersart (59328)
* Lannoy (59332)
* Leers (59339)
* Lesquin (59343)
* Lezennes (59346)
* Lille (59350)
* Linselles (59352)
* Lompret (59356)
* Loos (59360)
* Louvil (59364)
* Lys-lez-Lannoy (59367)
* La Madeleine (59368)
* Le Maisnil (59371)
* Marcq-en-Barœul (59378)
* Marquette-lez-Lille (59386)
* Marquillies (59388)
* Mérignies (59398)
* Moncheaux (59408)
* Mons-en-Barœul (59410)
* Mons-en-Pévèle (59411)
* Mouchin (59419)
* Mouvaux (59421)
* La Neuville (59427)
* Neuville-en-Ferrain (59426)
* Noyelles-lès-Seclin (59437)
* Ostricourt (59452)
* Pérenchies (59457)
* Péronne-en-Mélantois (59458)
* Phalempin (59462)
* Pont-à-Marcq (59466)
* Prémesques (59470)
* Provin (59477)
* Quesnoy-sur-Deûle (59482)
* Radinghem-en-Weppes (59487)
* Ronchin (59507)
* Roncq (59508)
* Roubaix (59512)
* Sailly-lez-Lannoy (59522)
* Sainghin-en-Mélantois (59523)
* Sainghin-en-Weppes (59524)
* Saint-André-lez-Lille (59527)
* Salomé (59550)
* Santes (59553)
* Seclin (59560)
* Sequedin (59566)
* Templemars (59585)
* Templeuve-en-Pévèle (59586)
* Thumeries (59592)
* Toufflers (59598)
* Tourcoing (59599)
* Tourmignies (59600)
* Tressin (59602)
* Vendeville (59609)
* Verlinghem (59611)
* Villeneuve-d'Ascq (59009)
* Wahagnies (59630)
* Wambrechies (59636)
* Wannehain (59638)
* Warneton (59643)
* Wasquehal (59646)
* Wattignies (59648)
* Wattrelos (59650)
* Wavrin (59653)
* Wervicq-Sud (59656)
* Wicres (59658)
* Willems (59660)

## History

The arrondissement of Lille was created in 1800.
As a result of the reorganisation of the cantons of France 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:
* 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
* Marcq-en-Barœul
* 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