It is located between Lille and Roubaix , at the crossroads of the principal freeways towards Paris , Ghent , Antwerp and Brussels .
It is between Lille and Roubaix , at the crossroads of the principal freeways towards Paris , Ghent , Antwerp and Brussels , Villeneuve d'Ascq has more than 65,000 people and attracts 50,000 students .