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Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille
Attractions in Lille

First in Lille: Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille

Lille’s list takes in 126 attractions, 22 museums and 22 gardens. We list 199 places to visit in Lille and 12 within 5 km of its centre. 114 of those in town are listed historic monuments. Within 1 km of the middle there are 77 of the places on the list. Lille Métropole Musée d'Art moderne, d'Art contemporain et d'Art brut is worth a day, 6.8 km from the centre.

Photo: Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille, Velvet (CC BY-SA 3.0)
In Lille
199
inside the commune
Within 5 km
12
in the communes around
Museums & galleries
38
in town and nearby
Châteaux & heritage
18
in town and nearby
Historic monuments
114
in town, listed (Mérimée)
Best known

Lille’s big names

After Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille come 2 attractions, a cathedral and a château.

MuseumPalais des Beaux-Arts de Lillein townCathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame-de-la-Treillein townChâteauChâteauCitadelle de Lillein townMuseumMusée d'Histoire naturelle de Lillein townAttractionAttractionVieille Boursein townAttractionAttractionPlace du Général-de-Gaullein town

Best known first: by how many Wikipedia and sister-site articles cover each place (Wikidata’s count). It isn’t a ranking of how good they are.

Map

On the map

The map ends at Ferme éducative de Lomme, 5.4 km out.

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The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Lille; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN

By kind

The mix

Other sights number 126, museums or galleries 38.

Museums & galleries 22 museums · 16 galleries34 in town · 4 nearby
Châteaux & heritage 8 forts · 4 châteaux · 2 abbeys · 1 cathedral · 1 monastery · 1 manor · 1 ship14 in town · 4 nearby
Gardens 22 gardens20 in town · 2 nearby
Zoos, parks & days out 4 zoos · 3 theme parks7 in town
Other attractions 126 attractions124 in town · 2 nearby

Dark: in Lille. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.

Every place

Place after place

211 places in all: 199 in town and 12 within 5 km of its centre.

The 199 places in Lille first, then those within 5 km of its centre.

The history of Lille → · Parks and trails in Lille →

Further afield

Out of town

Top of the 12 day trips: Lille Métropole Musée d'Art moderne, d'Art contemporain et d'Art brut, at 6.8 km.

MuseumLille Métropole Musée d'Art moderne, d'Art contemporain et d'Art brut6.8 km east, in Villeneuve-d'AscqChâteauChâteau de Flers5.5 km east, in Villeneuve-d'AscqMuseumVilla Cavrois8.6 km northeast, in CroixMuseumLouvre-Lens28 km southwest, in LensAttractionFort de Seclin8.3 km south, in SeclinChâteauChâteauChâteau du Sart6.1 km northeast, in Villeneuve-d'AscqChâteauChâteauChâteau du Vert-Bois10 km northeast, in BonduesMuseumMusée de plein air de Villeneuve-d'Ascq8.9 km east, in Villeneuve-d'AscqChurchChurchMémorial de Neuve-Chapelle21 km west, in RichebourgGardenGardenJardin botanique de Tourcoing13 km northeast, in TourcoingMuseumLa Piscine, musée d'art et d'industrie11 km northeast, in RoubaixAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Sauveur d'Anchin30 km southeast, in Pecquencourt

Places within 40 km of Lille with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.

Visiting Lille: questions

What is there to see in Lille?

The first on our list in Lille are Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille, Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-la-Treille, Citadelle de Lille and Musée d'Histoire naturelle de Lille. We list 199 places in town. Another 12 are within 5 km of the centre.

Are there museums in or near Lille?

38 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille, Musée d'Histoire naturelle de Lille, Hospice Comtesse and Maison natale de Charles de Gaulle.

Which places in Lille are listed historic monuments?

114 places on this page in Lille are listed or registered historic monuments (Mérimée), including Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille, Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-la-Treille, Citadelle de Lille and Vieille Bourse.

What well-known places are within a day out of Lille?

The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Lille Métropole Musée d'Art moderne, d'Art contemporain et d'Art brut (6.8 km), Château de Flers (5.5 km), Villa Cavrois (8.6 km), Louvre-Lens (28 km).

How is this list made?

From OpenStreetMap and Wikidata: named museums, galleries, châteaux, abbeys, gardens, zoos, theme parks and other visitor attractions whose mapped point lies inside the commune of Lille, then those in the communes within 5 km of its centre, and well-known places within 40 km. Houses, ruins and gardens need a sign they’re open to visitors; places marked private, closed or disused are left out. The historic-monument link is the Culture ministry’s Mérimée record. A place that isn’t mapped isn’t listed, so this isn’t everything there is to see.

Sources: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0: descriptions, websites, Wikipedia articles), the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0), IGN commune boundaries. Distances are from the commune’s centre point.

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (21)

Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.