Photo: The Old Stock Exchange of…
Photo: The Old Stock Exchange of Lille, France.
Lille used to be one of the main cities of the County of Flanders. Its Dutch name was Rijsel, but it was always a French speaking city. At the moment it is the capital of the Hauts-de-France region and the fourth most populated city in France.
After the Franco-Flemish War, Flanders managed to regain its independence but lost Lille and the area around to France, but only until 1369 as it would take yet centuries for Lille to become definitely part of France.
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