Villeneuve-d'Ascq

Summary

Villeneuve-d'Ascq is a commune of France^[1]. Villeneuve-d'Ascq ranks in the top 0.78% of commune_of_france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (479 views/month, #242 of 31,031).^[2]

Key Facts

• Villeneuve-d'Ascq is located in arrondissement of Lille^[3].
• Villeneuve-d'Ascq is located in Lille metropolis^[4].
• Villeneuve-d'Ascq is located in Nord^[5].
• Villeneuve-d'Ascq is in the country of France^[6].
• Villeneuve-d'Ascq's head of government is recorded as Gérard Caudron^[7].
• Villeneuve-d'Ascq's instance of is recorded as commune of France^[8].
• Villeneuve-d'Ascq's shares border with is recorded as Tressin^[9].
• Villeneuve-d'Ascq's shares border with is recorded as Wasquehal^[10].
• Villeneuve-d'Ascq's shares border with is recorded as Willems^[11].
• Villeneuve-d'Ascq's shares border with is recorded as Anstaing^[12].
• Villeneuve-d'Ascq's shares border with is recorded as Croix^[13].
• Villeneuve-d'Ascq's shares border with is recorded as Forest-sur-Marque^[14].
• Villeneuve-d'Ascq's shares border with is recorded as Hem^[15].
• Villeneuve-d'Ascq's shares border with is recorded as Lezennes^[16].
• Villeneuve-d'Ascq's shares border with is recorded as Lille^[17].
• Villeneuve-d'Ascq's shares border with is recorded as Marcq-en-Barœul^[18].
• Villeneuve-d'Ascq's shares border with is recorded as Mons-en-Barœul^[19].
• Villeneuve-d'Ascq's shares border with is recorded as Sailly-lez-Lannoy^[20].
• Villeneuve-d'Ascq's shares border with is recorded as Sainghin-en-Mélantois^[21].
• Ascq is named after Villeneuve-d'Ascq^[22].
• Villeneuve-d'Ascq's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Annappes^[23].
• Villeneuve-d'Ascq's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Ascq^[24].
• Villeneuve-d'Ascq's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Brigode^[25].
• Villeneuve-d'Ascq's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Château^[26].
• Villeneuve-d'Ascq's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Cité scientifique^[27].

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Founding

March 25, 1970 marks the founding of Villeneuve-d'Ascq^[28].

Why It Matters

Villeneuve-d'Ascq ranks in the top 0.78% of commune_of_france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (479 views/month, #242 of 31,031).^[2] Villeneuve-d'Ascq has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29] Villeneuve-d'Ascq is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]