Talk:Lille
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Needs more pictures 86.128.51.192 11:16, 30 April 2006 (UTC)
French Wikipedia has lots mo' better information, if you have the patience to translate it for us: "Lille" --Wetman 11:17, 30 Oct 2004 (UTC)
Ok, I started on the translation, from history straight on. It can be cleaned up still, though. Souk 22:47, 5 Mar 2005 (UTC)
- Thank you :) FoeNyx 15:03, 6 Mar 2005 (UTC)
Wetman interfering again: I removed this: " Near the "Grand-Place" and "Vieille Bourse", one can still see Austrian cannonballs lodged in the façades around the "Place du Théâtre"." The "cannonballs' are actually decorative cartouches. A cute detail, though, preserved in the photo caption. --Wetman 09:19, 7 Mar 2005 (UTC)
Onaryc here, 2 aug 2006: I had to change Wetman's contribution about the cannonballs actually being cartouches. The cartouches and the cannonballs are two different things in the picture, and you shouldn't confuse the former and the latter. So the original description was actually true. More cannonballs are visible in walls a little further on in the same area of the town. --Onaryc 12:54, 2 August 2006 (UTC)
Could someone update the "Economy" section too ? « major textile manufacturing center » isnt really up to date (some decades late). I would do it if my english was not so bad. —FoeNyx 20:05, 25 Mar 2005 (UTC)
- In fact there is much more to retranslate now :p --FoeNyx 13:53, 24 November 2005 (UTC)
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[edit] New Infobox Template proposition
I'd like to bring your attention to a new - or other - version of the "Large French Cities" infobox presently at use in a few French cities pages. The present version is much too large, partly because it consecrates too much space to information having little importance to French demography and an only distant and indirect relevence to the city itself. Instead I propose to follow a less cumbersome model closer to that used by the New York City article - you can view the new version in the Paris talk page here. Please view and comment. THEPROMENADER 22:20, 24 April 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Picarde capital?
I think that Lille is "capital of the Flanders", which, I suppose, links it to Belgium... Picardie is farther below.
[edit] Suggestions for improving the article
I've been reviewing global city articles, and right now this is one of the weakest, rather surprising to me. Can I suggest the following:
- The history section is too long as is; it would make the great start to a new article, History of Lille. Summarise the key stuff on this page, and use {{main}} to link to the history article.
- Expand the economy section.
- Most cities also have sections on Culture (sports, cuisine, nightlife, etc), Demographics, Geography (including climate). Do people live in Lille and do stuff other than travel?
Hope this helps, Walkerma 04:58, 12 October 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Thalys
Just to be clear - Lille is not served by the Thalys system - see their page here. Thalys doesn't serve any French cities apart from Paris. Pfainuk 17:10, 12 October 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Map?
Can we find a map that shows the city in a little more detail? Like, where it's located in the region/departement, or something like that? This is just my bias but those are the kinds of maps I like to see.--Dmz5 01:02, 10 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] WikiProject class rating
This article was automatically assessed because at least one article was rated and this bot brought all the other ratings up to at least that level. BetacommandBot 07:12, 27 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Antwerp?
"The Count of Flanders controlled a number of old Roman cities (Boulogne, Arras, Cambrai) as well as some founded by the Carolingians (Valenciennes, Saint-Omer, Ghent, Bruges, Antwerp). The County of Flanders thus extended to the left bank of the Scheldt, one of the richest and most properous regions of Europe."
Antwerp is at the right bank of the Scheldt and was, as far as I know, a part of the Duchy of Brabant.Hooiwind 15:33, 5 November 2007 (UTC)
- Well, with the weakening of the Germanic Empire the Count of Flanders gradually extended his dominion over parts on the right bank. Antwerp became part of Flanders in 1356. But I fully agree with deleting it in that passage, it is too confusing. --Paul Pieniezny 16:41, 5 November 2007 (UTC)
