Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: A na-akpọ ya na France "Isi Obodo Flanders", Lille na gburugburu ya so n'ógbè akụkọ ihe mere eme nke Romance Flanders, bụbu ókèala nke ógbè Flanders nke na-abụghị akụkụ nke mpaghara asụsụ nke West Flanders. Obodo ndị agha (dị ka ebe e wusiri ike dị na ya na-egosi), Lille nwere akụkọ ihe mere eme jupụtara n'ihe omume site na Middle Ages ruo na mgbanwe France. N'oge akụkọ ihe mere eme ya, ọ na-abụkarị nke alaeze France, nke Burgundian State, Alaeze Ukwu Rom dị nsọ nke Germany na Spanish Netherlands tupu e jikọta ya na France nke Louis XIV na-eso Agha nke Spanish Succession tinyere ókèala dum na-eme ka mpaghara akụkọ ihe mere eme nke French Flanders. A nọchibidoro Lille ọzọ na 1792 n'oge
Agha Franco-Austrian, na 1914 na 1940. Agha ụwa abụọ nke narị afọ nke 20 nwalere ya n'ụzọ siri ike mgbe e weghaara ya ma bibie ya.