Villeneuve-d'Ascq

Also known as Nieuwstad-Ast

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Place details

Locality: Villeneuve-d'Ascq
Region: Hauts-de-France
Country: France
Population: 62,400

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'''Villeneuve-d'Ascq''' (; ) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. With more than 60,000 inhabitants and 50,000 students, it is one of the main cities of the Lille metropolitan area (Métropole Européenne de Lille) and the largest in area (27.46 km2) after the city of Lille itself. It is also one of the main cities of the Hauts-de-France region.