Lille
- Population
- 1.3M
- GDP
- $102B
- GDP per capita
- $80,224
- Land area
- 939 km²
- Density
- 1,349/km²
- GAWC class
- 12
Lille metro area
50.63, 3.06Top Team
The single sporting franchise this metro is identified with.
From The Team That Wins the City. One pick per metro across 312 metros worldwide.
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Value and global rank across all 16 dimensionsStands out for Commuter Rail Stations, Metro Stations, Universities.
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Closest profiles across all 16 dimensionsSports
5 teams
Major League Teams/Venues
Football/Soccer • France🥇👑
Villeneuve-d'Ascq • Level: 1
Notable Venues2 venues
Football/Soccer
Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Lille
Cycling
Vélodrome de Roubaix
Roubaix
Other Teams
Other Men’s Teams1 team
Volleyball • Int'l Volleyball
Tourcoing Lille Métropole
Tourcoing
Other Women’s Teams1 team
W Basketball • Int'l W Basketball
ESBVA Féminin
Villeneuve-d'Ascq
- French top-flight clubs based here have beaten their pre-match odds by 16.1 match points across 3,350 club-matches since 1932, across 5 clubs.
Championship History
15 titles
Every major championship won by a team while it represented Lille, across all sports, newest first. 15 in total. Each links to the team and the competition's full honour roll.
Show all 15 titles
| Year | Date | Champion | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2021-05-23 | Lille OSC | Ligue 1 |
| 2011 | 2011-05-29 | Lille OSC | Ligue 1 |
| 1954 | 1954-05-16 | Lille OSC | Division 1 |
| 1947 | 1947-05-15 | CO Roubaix-Tourcoing | Division 1 |
| 1946 | 1946-06-13 | Lille OSC | Division 1 |
| 1934 | — | Olympique Lillois | French Championship · 1920–1987 |
| 1933 | 1933-05-14 | Olympique Lillois | Division 1 |
| 1922 | — | ICAM Lille | French Championship · 1920–1987 |
| 1914 | 1914-04-05 | Olympique Lillois | Championnat de France |
| 1910 | 1910-05-01 | US Tourcoing | Championnat de France |
| 1908 | 1908-05-03 | RC Roubaix | Championnat de France |
| 1906 | 1906-04-29 | RC Roubaix | Championnat de France |
| 1904 | 1904-04-17 | RC Roubaix | Championnat de France |
| 1903 | 1903-04-05 | RC Roubaix | Championnat de France |
| 1902 | 1902-04-20 | RC Roubaix | Championnat de France |
Top Companies
4 companies
Total Market Cap: $201B across 4 companies
Source data as of September 12, 2026 (companiesmarketcap.com)
Screen of Lille
#245 by film pedigree · score 13.6 · 2 people in a century of top-grossing films and Oscar nominations · Full screen profile →
Leading figures: Louis Malle, Yvonne Furneaux
Education & Research
Top 2000 Universities3 entries
University of Lille
Lille, France
Centrale Lille Institut
Lille, France
University of Artois
Arras, France
Top 250 Hospitals1 entry
CHU Lille - Hôpital Claude-Huriez
Lille • Hospital
Notable Infrastructure
Airport1 entry
Lille Airport
Lille • 4 - Regional
Metro System (60 stations)1 entry
Lille Metro
Lille • 60 stations
Suburban Rail (363 stations)1 entry
TER Hauts-De-France
Lille • 363 stations