Lille, Belgium

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Lille
Municipality
Flag of Lille
Flag
Coat of arms of Lille
Coat of arms
Lille is located in Belgium
Lille
Lille
Location in Belgium
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Location of Lille in the province of Antwerp
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Country Belgium
Community Flemish Community
Region Flemish Region
Province Antwerp
Arrondissement Turnhout
Government
 • Mayor Jef Van Duppen (CD&V)
 • Governing party/ies CD&V
Area
 • Total 59.40 km2 (22.93 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2013)[1]
 • Total 16,350
 • Density 280/km2 (710/sq mi)
Postal codes 2275
Area codes 014, 03
Website www.lille.be

Lille (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈlɪlə]) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the towns of Gierle, Lille proper, Poederlee, and Wechelderzande. On January 1, 2015, Lille had a total population of 16,386. The total area is 59.40 km² which gives a population density of 276 inhabitants per km².

The Krawatencross is a cyclo-cross race held every February in Lille.

Notable inhabitants

References

External links

  • Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
  • Official website - Available only in Dutch

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