The Nord-Pas de Calais region is ideally situated in the heart of economic Europe. 100 million people live within 300 km, which is 25 % of Europe’s population.The Nord-Pas de Calais population is the youngest in France with 160,000 students for a little over 4 million inhabitants.
In size, greater Lille (with over a million inhabitants) is the fourth largest region after Paris, Lyon and Marseille, and is 2nd in the country for the density of the population. With 84 km of border with Belgium, the Lille area together with Courtrai, Mouscron, Roselaere, Tournai and Ypres form a transborder region of 1.8 million inhabitants.
Situated in the North of France, close to the sea, Lille is less than 350 km from six European capitals. Thanks to the TGV (high speed train), the motorway network and the Channel Tunnel, Lille is only an hour from Paris, 1 hour 40 from London and Anvers, and 30 minutes from Brussels. The Lille area is completely open to Europe, which is a big plus for attracting French and foreign supporters to the Worlhockey World Cup qualifier.
More infos on the Région Nord-Pas de Calais website : http://www.nordpasdecalais.fr
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