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Vieux-Lille (Old Lille) is a district in the north of Lille. It is the district with the most pre-19th-century buildings. It is the district with the most pre-19th-century buildings. It still boasts many cobbled streets and traces of the canals that crisscrossed the city in centuries gone by.
Lille (/ ˈ l iː l /, LEEL; French: ⓘ; Dutch: Rijsel; Picard: Lile; West Flemish: Rysel) is a city in the northern part of France, within French Flanders.Positioned along the Deûle river, near France's border with Belgium, it is the capital of the Hauts-de-France region, the prefecture of the Nord department, and the main city of the European Metropolis of Lille.
18th-century map of old Lille and the surrounding area. In 1789, the town suffered riots and the destruction of several religious establishments, notably the collegiate church of Saint-Pierre. In 1790, the first elected municipality was set up, replacing the old municipal administration, the Magistrat, which dated back to the Middle Ages.
The city center of Lille was largely left undamaged by aerial raids during the German occupation. In contrast, outlying neighborhoods endured numerous attacks. [8] Most affected were the Lille-Fives metalworks factories (targeted eight times between 1941 and 1944), [9] the SNCF workshops in Hellemmes, the Lille-Délivrance classification yard, the spinning mills in the Moulins neighborhood of ...
1970 - Lille 2 University of Health and Law [21] and Jardin botanique de la Faculté de Pharmacie established. 1973 - Pierre Mauroy becomes mayor. 1976 - Orchestre national de Lille formed. [22] 1977 - Hellemmes becomes an associated part of Lille. 1981 - City hosts the 1981 European Weightlifting Championships. Lille in 1982. 1983 - Lille ...
The siege of Lille or Lille pocket (28–31 May 1940) took place during the Battle of France in the Second World War. The siege of the French IV Corps and V Corps (about 40,000 men) of the First Army (General René Prioux ) was conducted by four German infantry divisions supported by three panzer divisions.
Lille was taken from Spain by French troops in August 1667, and Louis XIV immediately ordered the construction of a fortress. Louis Nicolas de Clerville and Vauban proposed plans. Vauban's were those chosen by the King. Work was started in 1668 under the direction of Lille's master mason, Simon Vollant. In 1671, the citadel became operational ...
Superimposition of a map of Lille today and a supposed map of Lille in the Middle Ages: the Grand Place is in the alluvial zone of the Deûle. Up until the 13th century, the site was occupied by the waters of the Deûle and by a marsh. Nearby was the alderman's hall, which burned down in 1213 and was rebuilt in 1233.