It consists of the former municipalities of Antoing, Maubray, Péronnes-lez-Antoing, Bruyelle, Calonne and Fontenoy.
The company was founded in 1853, when Louis Bonduelle-Dalle (23 October 1802 - 13 November 1880) and Louis Lesaffre-Roussel (1802–1869) established a grain and juniper berry distillery in Marquette-lez-Lille.
Cottus petiti, the chub of Lez, a fish species endemic to France
Frasnes-lez-Anvaing a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut
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Frasnes-lez-Gosselies, a village in Les Bons Villers, a Walloon municipality in the Belgian province of Hainaut
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Frasnes Hoard, unearthed in 1864 by foresters digging out the roots of a tree near Frasnes-lez-Buissenal
Joseph Jadrzejczak, known as Joseph Jadrejak (born 20 February 1918 in Gladbeck, Westphalia, Germany - died 24 November 1990 in Saint-André-lez-Lille), is a former French international footballer and manager who played as a defender, and was part of the famed Lille team of the late 1940s.
Noville, Belgium : Noville or Noville-lez-Bastogne (en wallon Noveye-dilé-Bastogne) is a section of the Belgian town of Bastogne in the Walloon Region in the province of Luxembourg.
He was re-elected mayor of Saint-André-lez-Lille in 2008 with over 65% of the votes in the first round against a UMP and PS list.
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A member of the Union for French Democracy (UDF), he was elected mayor of Saint-André-lez-Lille in 2001 with almost 52% of the vote, as well as general councillor and a member of the Urban Community of Lille Métropole.