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Lille, Belgium

Municipality in Flemish Community, Belgium

Flag

Coat of arms

Location of Lille

Lille

Location in Belgium

Location of Lille in the province of Antwerp

Coordinates: 51°14′N 04°50′E / 51.233°N 4.833°E / 51.233; 4.833Country

BelgiumCommunityFlemish CommunityRegionFlemish RegionProvinceAntwerpArrondissementTurnhoutGovernment

• MayorMarleen Peeters (N-VA)^[1] • Governing party/iesN-VA, GroenArea

• Total59.62 km² (23.02 sq mi)Population

(2020-01-01)^[2]

• Total16,564 • Density280/km² (720/sq mi)Postal codes

2275

NIS code

13019

Area codes014, 03Websitewww.lille.be

Lille (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈlɪlə]) is a municipality located in the Belgian Antwerp Province. The municipality comprises the towns of Lille, Gierle, Poederlee [nl], and Wechelderzande. In 2021, Lille had a total population of 16,517.^[3] The total area is 59.40 km².

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

Notable inhabitants

Frans Van Giel, painter (1892-1975)
Lords of Poederlée

References

^ "College van burgemeester en schepenen".
^ "Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2020". Statbel.
^ "Bevolking per statistische sector - Sector 13019". Statistics Belgium. Retrieved 10 May 2022.