Lille
Data as of · Metro Power Rankings
France • Europe • Language power • Time zone Europe/Paris UTC+1 (CET) (observes summer time)
- Population
- 1.3M
- GDP
- $102B
- GDP per capita
- $80,224
- Land area
- 939 km² (363 mi²)
- Density
- 1,349/km² (3,494/mi²)
- 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.
Dimension Breakdown
Value and global rank across all 16 dimensionsStands out for Commuter Rail Stations, Metro Stations, Universities.
Most similar metros
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.
| 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
5 companies
Total Market Cap: $204B across 5 companies
Source data as of October 31, 2026 (companiesmarketcap.com)
Languages of Lille
French first in Hauts-de-France; 1 languages hold a role.
- English reach, Hauts-de-France
- 39%
- Tier 3 country
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
Art of Lille
#49 for celebrated art · 21 canon works in its museums
Leading museums: Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille, LaM (Lille Métropole musée d'art moderne, d'art contemporain et d'art brut), La Piscine, museum of art and industry
3 notable artists born here, most in the 1800s: Émile Bernard, Carolus-Duran
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