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On February 27, 2000 was absorbed by the city of Lille. Together their population numbered 212,597 at the 1999 census. In 2000, the whole of the metropolitan area of Lille, covering the French and the Belgian territory, Kortrijk and Tournai had a population of1, 730,000 inhabitants approximately. It is, thus, ranked as one of the major metropolitan hubs of Europe. Lille houses a large juvenile population with almost 95,000 to 149,533 students staying in Lille during 2002-2003. After the Louvre, Lille's Fine Arts Museum or Musée des beaux-arts is the second largest in France.
The Euralille urban development project that revolved around the creation of the new TGV station has led to a long debate among the citizens of Lille.
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The project has recently been completed with a modern finish to the architecture, which has disrupted the sprawl of the ancient city center. Along with the Italian city of Genoa, Lille was also elected the European Capital of Culture in 2004.
Lille forms part of a large grouping of territories being a former major textile manufacturing center, including Roubaix, Tourcoing and Villeneuve d'Ascq. This forms the 4th-largest urban aggregate with a population of over 1.1 million during 1999. Old house is the historic center of Lille.
Lille forms a part of the Lille Métropole Communauté urbaine or the C.U.D.L. Lille Olympique Sporting Club, Lille's football club is one of the main teams in the French football league. It regularly features in the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup and has won 8 major national trophies.
Lille Lesquin International Airport is the main airport of the region. It is situated just 15 minutes from the city center. In France, it is one of the most visited airports in number of passengers. It handled around 873,000 passengers in 2003. Following are the airlines that serve the Lille Lesquin International Airport:
Aigle Azur had been flying from Lille to Algiers and Oran from the summer of 2007.
Air Algérie flies to Algiers
Air France serves Bordeaux, Clermont-Ferrand, Lyon, Marseille, Nantes, Nice and Strasbourg.
Atlas Blue serves Marrakech.
bmi flies to Leeds or Bradford.
Centralwings serves Warsaw
MyAir flies to Milan-Orio and Venice.
Royal Air Maroc flies to Casablanca.
flightstoparisfrance.com wishes you a comfortable trip on the flights from Lille.
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