Lille is the principal city of the Lille Métropole, the capital of the Nord-Pas de Calais region and the prefecture of the Nord department.
The system is operated by Transpole, the public transport operator for the Lille Métropole.
The project was initiated by Arthur Notebart, then mayor of Lomme and president of the Urban Community of Lille.
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.
The city was now included in a vast association with its enclosed neighbors, forming the Urban Community of Lille Métropole.
He participated in the 110 metres hurdles at the 2011 World Youth Championships in Athletics in Lille Métropole, France.
Transpole is the public transport operator for the Lille Métropole, the metropolitan area surrounding the city of Lille in northern France.
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