'''Lille''' is a city of more than 225,000 inhabitants situated in Northern [[France]], in the Nord Pas-de-Calais region, on the frontier with Belgium. The Lille Metropole area, with a population of over 1 million inhabitants, is the fourth largest metropolitan area in France. The city's Flemish name is ''Rijsel''; both the French and the Flemish name mean roughly 'the Island'.
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'''Lille''' is a city of more than 225,000 inhabitants situated on the Deule River in Northern [[France]], in the Nord Pas-de-Calais region, on the frontier with Belgium. The Lille Metropole area, with a population of over 1 million inhabitants, is the fourth largest metropolitan area in France. The city's Flemish name is ''Rijsel''; both the French and the Flemish name mean roughly 'the Island'. Historically the city belonged to the county of [[Flanders]].<ref>https://www.britannica.com/place/Lille</ref>
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== Sports ==
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*[[Lille OSC]] The local soccer team.
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== External links ==
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*[http://www.lille.fr/static/files/site-vdl/version-en.html Official website of the city of Lille]