LIL
Lille Airport
Large airport
8.2 km
LILLE
Hauts-de-France · FRANCE (FR) · 50.63°N / 3.06°E
32
ADM1 · ID
GeoNames 2,998,324
Lille is a city in France with a population of 238,695. It sits at 50.63/3.06, runs on Europe/Paris, is 1 km from La Madeleine.
Population
238,695
Place Type
Regional Capital
Elevation
n/a
Timezone
Europe/Paris
All facts
- Country
- France
- Subdivision
- Hauts-de-France
- Coords
- 50.63°N / 3.06°E
- UTC offset
- +1
- DST
- Observed
Proximity
Air access
KJK
Flanders International Airport Kortrijk-Wevelgem
Medium airport
23.3 km
HZB
Merville-Calonne Airport
Medium airport
29.3 km
EBAM
Amougies Airfield
Small airport
32.6 km
EBTY
Maubray Airfield
Small airport
33.2 km
Universities
Ecole Centrale de Lille
ec-lille.fr
Ecole des Hautes Etudes Industrielles de Lille
hei.fr
Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Lille
ensc-lille.fr
Ecole Polytechnique Universitaire de Lille
polytech-lille.fr
Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Lille
esc-lille.fr
FAQ
- What is the population of Lille?
- 238,695 people, per GeoNames.
- Which timezone is Lille in?
- Europe/Paris.
- Which country is Lille in?
- France (FR).
- Which airport serves Lille?
- Lille Airport (LIL).
- How far is Lille from Paris?
- About 204 km.
- Does Lille have a university?
- Yes. Ecole Centrale de Lille and Ecole des Hautes Etudes Industrielles de Lille.
- What languages are spoken in France?
- French.
- What currency is used in France?
- Euro.
- How many cities are in France?
- 15,352 on record.
- Which admin region is Lille in?
- Hauts-de-France.
Get this page as JSON
$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/2998324
{
"data": {
"id": 2998324,
"name": "Lille",
"ascii_name": "Lille",
"country_code": "FR",
"population": 238695,
"elevation": null,
"timezone_id": "Europe/Paris",
"feature_class": "P",
"feature_code": "PPLA",
"latitude": 50.63391,
"longitude": 3.05512
}
}
Context
- 10.1x the population of La Madeleine.
- 1 km from La Madeleine.
- Same timezone (Europe/Paris) as 15,351 other cities in France.