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Lille
City population
238,695
#11
in France
#1
in Hauts-de-France
#2,406
worldwide
50.634, 3.055 · 204 km from Paris
About Lille
Lille is a city in Hauts-de-France, France with a population of 238,695. It is the 11th largest of the 640 cities of 15,000 or more listed in France, and the 2,406th largest worldwide. It lies 204 km from Paris.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 60
Coordinates
50.634, 3.055
Record updated
9 December 2025
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.