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Lille

The city of Lille (Communauté Urbaine de Lille) is located in the département of the Nord, part of the region Nord-Pas-de-Calais, close to the Belgian border. It has a population of 1,091,438. The economy of Lille was traditionally based on the textile, food and printing industries. The service sector now represents 80% of jobs. The economy is growing in particular in the sectors of biotechnology, mail-order selling, mass distribution, finance, IT and communications. High levels of research and development activities also contribute to the city’s economic growth. The ‘Communauté Urbaine de Lille’ is composed of 87 municipalities that take joint decisions on issues of urban management such as public transport and other sustainable development initiatives. The mayors of the communes elect a President who heads the public organisation. The larger urban zone (LUZ) of over 1,1 million inhabitants covers an area of 981 km2, and is based on the French concept of ‘aire urbaine’. Please note that data for French cities are based on Eurostat estimations, pending the the results of the 2009 census.

CITY AND LUZ LEVEL
CITYQUINTILES
Comparison with UA cities		LUZ
LowHigh
INDICATORSYEARSCORE5th4th3rd2nd1stCASES YEARSCORERatio City:LUZ
DEMOGRAPHY  
    
Total resident population20041,098,606
342   
Total annual population change over 5 yrs.20040%
247   
Percentage of households that are 1-person households200132%
297   
Percentage of households that are lone-parent households20016%
273   
Average size of households  
    
SOCIAL ASPECTS  
    
Average price per m2 for an apartment2001€1,300
150   
Average price per m2 for a house2001€1,200
166   
Percentage of households living in owned dwellings200150%
305   
Percentage of households living in social housing200123%
192   
Average living area in m2 per person200136
229   
Number of recorded crimes per 1,000 population2001103.70
250   
ECONOMIC ASPECTS  
    
Unemployment rate200114%
308   
Unemployment rate - female200115%
307   
Employment rate200155%
273   
Activity rate200164%
307   
GDP per head (€)2001€20,271
296   
Median disposable annual household income(€)2001€13,183
138   
Percentage of households receiving less than half of the national average household income200116%
118   
CIVIC INVOLVEMENT  
    
Percentage of registered electorate voting in city elections200153%
233   
TRAINING AND EDUCATION  
    
No. of children aged 0-4 in day care per 1,000 children 0-4200185
234   
% of working age population with only primary education  
    
% of working age population with tertiary education  
    
ENVIRONMENT  
    
Summer Smog: No. of days ozone (O3) exceeds 120µg/m3200413
212   
Number of days PM10 concentrations exceed 50 µg/m320043
235   
Amount of solid waste collected (domestic and commercial) - tonnes per capita per annum  
    
Percentage of solid waste processed by landfill19960%
36   
Green space to which the public has access (m2 per capita)  
    
Population density (residents per km2)20011,787
272   
TRANSPORT AND TRAVEL  
    
Percentage of journeys to work by car199677%
61   
Average time of journey to work (mins.)199619
54   

SUB CITY LEVEL
68 SUB-CITY DISTRICTSAverage Population: 16051Comparison of Sub-City Districts
INDICATORSYEARLOWESTCITY SCOREHIGHESTRATIO Lowest:Highest
DEMOGRAPHY     
Percentage of total population aged 0-420013%6%8%1:2.34
Percentage of households that are 1-person households     
Percentage of households that are lone-parent households     
Percentage of households that are lone-pensioner households     
Average size of households     
SOCIAL ASPECTS     
Proportion of dwellings lacking basic amenities     
ECONOMIC ASPECTS     
Unemployment rate20017%14%31%1:4.47
Percentage of unemployed who are under age 25200111%21%24%1:2.22
TRAINING AND EDUCATION     
% of working age population with only primary education     
% of working age population with secondary education     
% of working age population with tertiary education     
ENVIRONMENT     
Population density (residents per km2)20012681,78714,8001:55.18