Map of Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France

Villeneuve-d'Ascq is a city in Hauts-de-France, France, with a population of about 62,400. It lies at 50.6167°N, 3.1666°E. Villeneuve-d'Ascq is about 205 km (127 mi) north of Paris, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Lille, 8 km to the west.

Villeneuve-d'Ascq at a glance

Where is Villeneuve-d'Ascq?

• The 6th largest city in Hauts-de-France on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 7 h 58 min on the shortest day to 16 h 29 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Villeneuve-d'Ascq

• Lille — 8 km west
• Marcq-en-Barœul — 8 km northwest
• Roubaix — 9 km north
• Wattrelos — 10 km north
• Mouscron — 15 km north, Belgium
• Tournai — 16 km east, Belgium
• Kortrijk — 24 km north, Belgium
• Douai — 28 km south
• Lens — 31 km southwest
• Ieper — 33 km northwest, Belgium

Largest cities in Hauts-de-France

• Lille — 238,695
• Amiens — 143,086
• Roubaix — 99,507
• Dunkerque — 86,263
• Calais — 74,433
• Saint-Quentin — 55,407
• Beauvais — 53,393
• Arras — 47,052
• Boulogne-sur-Mer — 47,013
• Douai — 46,531

Largest cities in France

• Paris — 2,138,551
• Marseille — 877,215
• Lyon — 520,774
• Toulouse — 511,684
• Nice — 342,669
• Nantes — 325,070
• Marne La Vallée — 318,325
• Strasbourg — 274,845
• Bordeaux — 265,328
• Montpellier — 248,252

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.