Arrondissement of Lille

The arrondissement of Lille is an arrondissement of France, in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France region. Its capital, and prefecture of the department, is the city of Lille.
History.
When the Nord department was created on 1790, the "arrondissement" of Lille was part of that original department.
Geography.
The "arrondissement" of Lille is one of the central "arrondissement" of the Nord department. It borders with Belgium to the north and east, the Douai "arrondissement" to the southeast, the Pas-de-Calais department to the south and west, and the Dunkirk "arrondissement" to the northwest.
The "arrondissement" of Lille has an area of . It has a population of 1,232,513 inhabitants for a population density of inhabitants/km2.
Composition.
Cantons.
After the reorganisation of the cantons in France, cantons are not subdivisions of the "arrondissements" so they could have "communes" that belong to different "arrondissements".
The cantons in the "arrondissement" of Lille are:
Communes.
The "arrondissement" of Lille has 124 "communes"; they are (with their INSEE codes)ː
The "communes" with more inhabitants in the "arrondissement" are: