It’s a strategic bid against eight competing metropolises: Lille, Warsaw, Porto, Rome, Zagreb, Bucharest, The Hague, Liège and Malaga. The stakes are high, with spin-offs estimated at over fifty million euros annually and a significant boost to the region’s European profile.
Key figures
| AREA | DYNAMISM | LIVING ENVIRONMENT |
| 1.2 million inhabitants | 558,000 jobs | 35 min from Brussels |
| 3ᵉ French metropolis | 1ʳᵉ concentration of international headquarters | European School 800 pupils |
| 95 municipalities / 672 km² | 136,000 students | 2,595 ha of green space |
Lille Metropole occupies a unique position at the crossroads of trade! Situated thirty-five minutes from Brussels and the European institutions, sixty-two minutes from Paris and eighty-two minutes from London, the metropolis offers unrivalled connectivity. This immediate proximity to the World Customs Organisation, based in Brussels, is a major operational advantage for day-to-day trade and the coordination of European customs policies.
Hp Fr 2025 cardHello Lille, the Attractiveness Agency of the European Metropolis of Lille, will be offering a tailor-made support service for EUCA staff and their families, covering all the procedures involved in international mobility.
This one-stop shop will cover all the formalities associated with mobility, helping new arrivals to find accommodation and with administrative formalities.
This support also extends to family life, with help finding childcare and extra-curricular activities.
A discovery day in the Lille metropolitan area will enable staff and their families to familiarise themselves with their new home town, making it much easier for them to settle in.
