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Vieux Lille
Lively old quarter of Flemish brick gables and grand squares, the cultural capital of the French north.
8 km · about 15 min drive
Hauts-de-France, France · Europe
Villeneuve-d'Ascq is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Gruson, 8km from Vieux Lille.
Villeneuve-d'Ascq is a town located in Hauts-de-France, France. With a population of 62,400, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Villeneuve-d'Ascq sits in France, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Paris time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Villeneuve-d'Ascq to your route.
Villeneuve-d'Ascq (French pronunciation: [vilnœvdask]; Picard: Neuvile-Ask) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. With more than 60,000 inhabitants and 50,000 students, it is one of the main cities of the Lille metropolitan area (Métropole Européenne de Lille) and the largest in area (27.46 km2)Read more
after the city of Lille itself. It is also one of the main cities of the Hauts-de-France region.
Built up owing to the merger between the former communes of Ascq, Annappes and Flers-lez-Lille, Villeneuve-d'Ascq is a new town and the cradle of the first automatic metro system in the world (VAL).
Villeneuve-d'Ascq is nicknamed the 'green technopole' thanks to the implantation of many researchers, including two campuses of the University of Lille and many graduate engineering schools, and companies in a pleasant living environment. Owing to its activity centres, its Haute Borne European scientific park and two shopping malls, Villeneuve-d'Ascq is one of the main economic spots of the Hauts-de-France region; multinational corporations such as Bonduelle, Cofidis and Decathlon have their head office there.
Outside its academic, scientific and business facilities, Villeneuve-d'Ascq is known for its sporting events, boasting two stadiums (Stade Pierre-Mauroy and Stadium Lille Métropole) and some top division sports teams, its museums, e.g. the Lille Métropole Museum of Modern, Contemporary and Outsider Art), its green spaces, and its facilities for disabled people.
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Villeneuve-d'Ascq is located in Hauts-de-France, France, Europe. The coordinates are 50.6167 latitude, 3.1666 longitude.
Villeneuve-d'Ascq has a population of approximately 62,400 people, making it a town in France.
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Lively old quarter of Flemish brick gables and grand squares, the cultural capital of the French north.
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A vast memorial arch bearing 54,000 names of the missing, where the Last Post sounds every evening at eight.
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