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.

## History

When the Nord department was created on 1790, the _arrondissement_ of Lille was part of that original department.

## 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 . It has a population of 1,232,513 inhabitants for a population density of  inhabitants/km<sup>2</sup>.

### Cantons

After the reorganisation of the cantons in France, 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 <small>(5902)</small>
1. Armentières <small>(5904)</small>
1. Croix <small>(5913)</small>
1. Faches-Thumesnil <small>(5918)</small>
1. Lambersart <small>(5922)</small>
1. Lille-1 <small>(5923)</small>
1. Lille-2 <small>(5924)</small>
1. Lille-3 <small>(5925)</small>
1. Lille-4 <small>(5926)</small>
1. Lille-5 <small>(5927)</small>
1. Lille-6 <small>(5928)</small>
1. Roubaix-1 <small>(5932)</small>
1. Roubaix-2 <small>(5933)</small>
1. Templeuve <small>(5936)</small>
1. Tourcoing-1 <small>(5937)</small>
1. Tourcoing-2 <small>(5938)</small>
1. Villeneuve-d'Ascq <small>(5940)</small>

### Communes

The _arrondissement_ of Lille has 124 _communes_; they are (with their INSEE codes)ː

1. Allennes-les-Marais <small>(59005)</small>
1. Annœullin <small>(59011)</small>
1. Anstaing <small>(59013)</small>
1. Armentières <small>(59017)</small>
1. Attiches <small>(59022)</small>
1. Aubers <small>(59025)</small>
1. Avelin <small>(59034)</small>
1. Bachy <small>(59042)</small>
1. Baisieux <small>(59044)</small>
1. Bauvin <small>(59052)</small>
1. Beaucamps-Ligny <small>(59056)</small>
1. Bersée <small>(59071)</small>
1. Bois-Grenier <small>(59088)</small>
1. Bondues <small>(59090)</small>
1. Bourghelles <small>(59096)</small>
1. Bousbecque <small>(59098)</small>
1. Bouvines <small>(59106)</small>
1. Camphin-en-Carembault <small>(59123)</small>
1. Camphin-en-Pévèle <small>(59124)</small>
1. Capinghem <small>(59128)</small>
1. Cappelle-en-Pévèle <small>(59129)</small>
1. Carnin <small>(59133)</small>
1. Chemy <small>(59145)</small>
1. Chéreng <small>(59146)</small>
1. Cobrieux <small>(59150)</small>
1. Comines <small>(59152)</small>
1. Croix <small>(59163)</small>
1. Cysoing <small>(59168)</small>
1. Deûlémont <small>(59173)</small>
1. Don <small>(59670)</small>
1. Emmerin <small>(59193)</small>
1. Englos <small>(59195)</small>
1. Ennetières-en-Weppes <small>(59196)</small>
1. Ennevelin <small>(59197)</small>
1. Erquinghem-Lys <small>(59202)</small>
1. Erquinghem-le-Sec <small>(59201)</small>
1. Escobecques <small>(59208)</small>
1. Faches-Thumesnil <small>(59220)</small>
1. Forest-sur-Marque <small>(59247)</small>
1. Fournes-en-Weppes <small>(59250)</small>
1. Frelinghien <small>(59252)</small>
1. Fretin <small>(59256)</small>
1. Fromelles <small>(59257)</small>
1. Genech <small>(59258)</small>
1. Gondecourt <small>(59266)</small>
1. Gruson <small>(59275)</small>
1. Hallennes-lez-Haubourdin <small>(59278)</small>
1. Halluin <small>(59279)</small>
1. Hantay <small>(59281)</small>
1. Haubourdin <small>(59286)</small>
1. Hem <small>(59299)</small>
1. Herlies <small>(59303)</small>
1. Herrin <small>(59304)</small>
1. Houplin-Ancoisne <small>(59316)</small>
1. Houplines <small>(59317)</small>
1. Illies <small>(59320)</small>
1. La Bassée <small>(59051)</small>
1. La Chapelle-d'Armentières <small>(59143)</small>
1. La Neuville <small>(59427)</small>
1. Lambersart <small>(59328)</small>
1. Lannoy <small>(59332)</small>
1. Le Maisnil <small>(59371)</small>
1. Leers <small>(59339)</small>
1. Lesquin <small>(59343)</small>
1. Lezennes <small>(59346)</small>
1. Lille <small>(59350)</small>
1. Linselles <small>(59352)</small>
1. Lompret <small>(59356)</small>
1. Loos <small>(59360)</small>
1. Louvil <small>(59364)</small>
1. Lys-lez-Lannoy <small>(59367)</small>
1. La Madeleine <small>(59368)</small>
1. Marcq-en-Barœul <small>(59378)</small>
1. Marquette-lez-Lille <small>(59386)</small>
1. Marquillies <small>(59388)</small>
1. Moncheaux <small>(59408)</small>
1. Mons-en-Barœul <small>(59410)</small>
1. Mons-en-Pévèle <small>(59411)</small>
1. Mouchin <small>(59419)</small>
1. Mouvaux <small>(59421)</small>
1. Mérignies <small>(59398)</small>
1. Neuville-en-Ferrain <small>(59426)</small>
1. Noyelles-lès-Seclin <small>(59437)</small>
1. Ostricourt <small>(59452)</small>
1. Phalempin <small>(59462)</small>
1. Pont-à-Marcq <small>(59466)</small>
1. Provin <small>(59477)</small>
1. Prémesques <small>(59470)</small>
1. Pérenchies <small>(59457)</small>
1. Péronne-en-Mélantois <small>(59458)</small>
1. Quesnoy-sur-Deûle <small>(59482)</small>
1. Radinghem-en-Weppes <small>(59487)</small>
1. Ronchin <small>(59507)</small>
1. Roncq <small>(59508)</small>
1. Roubaix <small>(59512)</small>
1. Sailly-lez-Lannoy <small>(59522)</small>
1. Sainghin-en-Mélantois <small>(59523)</small>
1. Sainghin-en-Weppes <small>(59524)</small>
1. Saint-André-lez-Lille <small>(59527)</small>
1. Salomé <small>(59550)</small>
1. Santes <small>(59553)</small>
1. Seclin <small>(59560)</small>
1. Sequedin <small>(59566)</small>
1. Templemars <small>(59585)</small>
1. Templeuve-en-Pévèle <small>(59586)</small>
1. Thumeries <small>(59592)</small>
1. Toufflers <small>(59598)</small>
1. Tourcoing <small>(59599)</small>
1. Tourmignies <small>(59600)</small>
1. Tressin <small>(59602)</small>
1. Vendeville <small>(59609)</small>
1. Verlinghem <small>(59611)</small>
1. Villeneuve-d'Ascq <small>(59009)</small>
1. Wahagnies <small>(59630)</small>
1. Wambrechies <small>(59636)</small>
1. Wannehain <small>(59638)</small>
1. Warneton <small>(59643)</small>
1. Wasquehal <small>(59646)</small>
1. Wattignies <small>(59648)</small>
1. Wattrelos <small>(59650)</small>
1. Wavrin <small>(59653)</small>
1. Wervicq-Sud <small>(59656)</small>
1. Wicres <small>(59658)</small>
1. Willems <small>(59660)</small>

The _communes_ with more inhabitants in the _arrondissement_ are:

|INSEE code !! _Commune_ !! Population <small>(2014)</small> !! 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

- Arrondissements of the Nord department
- List of arrondissements of France

## Infobox (french subdivision)

- **type**: arr
- **name**: Lille
- **insee**: 595
- **nbcomm**: 124
- **prefecture**: y
- **seat**: Lille
- **area**: 879.5
- **image map**: Locator map of Arrondissement Lille 2019.png
- **map caption**: Location within the region Hauts-de-France