Map of Lille, France

Lille is the administrative centre of Hauts-de-France, France, with a population of about 238,695. It lies at 50.6330°N, 3.0586°E. Lille is about 204 km (127 mi) north of Paris, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Marcq-en-Barœul, 4 km to the northeast.

Lille at a glance

Where is Lille?

• The 11th largest city in France by recorded population.
• The largest city in Hauts-de-France on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 7 h 58 min on the shortest day to 16 h 29 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Lille

• Marcq-en-Barœul — 4 km northeast
• Villeneuve-d'Ascq — 8 km east
• Roubaix — 11 km northeast
• Wattrelos — 14 km northeast
• Mouscron — 16 km northeast, Belgium
• Tournai — 24 km east, Belgium
• Kortrijk — 26 km northeast, Belgium
• Ieper — 27 km northwest, Belgium
• Lens — 28 km southwest
• Douai — 29 km south

Largest cities in Hauts-de-France

• Amiens — 143,086
• Roubaix — 99,507
• Dunkerque — 86,263
• Calais — 74,433
• Villeneuve-d'Ascq — 62,400
• Saint-Quentin — 55,407
• Beauvais — 53,393
• Arras — 47,052
• Boulogne-sur-Mer — 47,013
• Douai — 46,531

Largest cities in France

• Paris — 2,138,551
• Marseille — 877,215
• Lyon — 520,774
• Toulouse — 511,684
• Nice — 342,669
• Nantes — 325,070
• Marne La Vallée — 318,325
• Strasbourg — 274,845
• Bordeaux — 265,328
• Montpellier — 248,252

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.