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Lille is a very modern city with much history.
 | A major European city with 1.8 million inhabitants, 600,000 of which are on the Belgian
side around Comines, Ieper/Ypres, Kortrijk/Courtrai, Mouscron, and Tournai
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| Multicultural and cosmopolitan: 7.2 % of the population is of foreign origin
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| Close to 6 European decision-making capitals: Paris, Brussels, London, Luxembourg,
Amsterdam, Düsseldorf
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| Capital of the Nord - Pas-de-Calais region (4 million inhabitants) Lille Metropole is
the center of a dense network of medium sized cities |
The wealth of a highly diversified economy. Over 500,000 people are employed in some
29,000 industrial and trade establishments in Lille Metropole. On a regional basis, the
tertiary sector represents 68% of the jobs and industry 23%, a reflection of the national
structure.
(Source INSEE 1996)
| Active Population : 502,260 (Lille Metropole)
317,000
(Belgian side)
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| France's foremost textile market : Achille Bayart, Cousin Trestec, Dewavrin,
Dickson Textile, DMC, Doublet, Frémaux, Hacot-Colombier, Pronal, VEV, etc.
The Nord Pas-de-Calais region represents 10% of France's textile industries
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| The 2nd marketplace for printing/publishing : Danel Ferry, D'Haussy Imprimeurs,
Nordoc Software Services, S.C.I.A., etc.
Eight percent of the national total are found in the region
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| A 3rd pole for mechanical and electrical industries (6,6 % of France's
companies): Autinor, Cerplex, Dassault Aviation, Electrification Charpente Levage, Groupe
Fives - Lille (Dujardin Montbard Somenor, Fives-Cail Babcock), Hibon International, Trato,
etc.
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| 3rd most important centre in France for chemistry, pharmaceutics, health : Anios,
Agfa Gevaert, Boiron, Diagast, Pennel and Flipo, Laboratoires Sarbec, Schering, etc.
(8% of France's companies)
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| 3rd place for food industries : Bonduelle, Caby, Cadbury, Heineken, Interbrew,
Kraft Jacobs Suchard, Lamy Lutti, Lesaffre, Pelforth, Seita, Vandamme, La Pie Qui Chante.
The Nord Pas-de-Calais region represents 9% of France's food industries |
Foreign trade : ranking 3rd on a national basis in 1997
| imports : 143 billion French francs |
| exports : 149 billion French francs
1997 Exports
1997 Imports
Main sectors of activities :
 | Main partners of the Nord Pas-de-Calais region (in decreasing order): Belgium and
Luxemburg achieve 17.4% of the total exchanges, Germany 12.5%, the United Kingdom 10.2%,
the Netherlands 7%, Italy 7%
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| Export network : The CCI of Lille Metropole backs trade exchanges through
specific affiliates for exports towards Italy, Japan, Great Britain, Poland and Central
and eastern Europe, Denmark and the Netherlands
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| 250 companies with foreign participation among which : Abbey National France,
Canon, Case Poclain, Fuji Films S.A., Ingram Micro, Interbrew, SCA Mölnlycke, Selnor,
Sigma, 3 Suisses, Unilever, YKK, …
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| World Trade Center, CAREN (European arbitration court). 17 foreign consultants.
Franco-Belgian and Franco-British Chambers of Commerce
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| Japanese school, Jeanine Manuel international bilingual school, Montebello European
school, …
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| Cross-border economic and human development program unique in France ( public
transports, public equipment, land development and enhancement schemes, economic
relations, training, travel and culture, …)
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| Radiation and attraction of large companies located on the Belgian side: Barco
(electronics), Baxter (medical care products), Beaulieu (textile, Bekaert (metallwork),
Casterman (printing/publishing). Compagnie des Ciments Belges, De Poortere (carpets), Van
Marcke (sanitary equipment) |
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95,000 STUDENT AND 2,300 SCHOOLARS - RESEARCHERS |
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Distribution of students per type of establishment (establishments
borough of Lille)
(Rector's office 1997/1998)
| Universities and higher education : 3rd university city of France
| An important university campus (Science and Techniques - law and Health - Human
sciences. Language and Literature, Arts - covering several disciplines) welcome a total of
62,950 students |
| 5 commercial and management schools and 13 engineers' schools gather 8,000
students and train 3,000 diploma holders every year, being 10% of the national total :
food industries, chemistry, building, electronics, civil engineering and industrial
computer sciences, health, telecommunications, textile, … |
| Higher school of journalism (the 1st one founded in France), The school of
architecture, The institute of political studies, The company administration institute
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| Professional training : a great number of possibilities are offered, notably
through consular, professional and university establishments
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| European university pole of Lille : created in 1991, it operates in close
association with higher learning establishments, research institutes and the field of
economics
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| Unique in France :
| The Fresnoy, national contemporary arts studio, both a pole of creation and an artistic
and audiovisual public education establishment |
| 3rd cycle instruction courses in e-business and electronic commerce (within the
University of Lille I ; the European direct marketing Institute ; the ESC Lille (School of
Economics of Lille)) |
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