Living in Bois Blancs, Lille
Bois Blancs is an area of Lille with about 6,130 residents. Its CityPulse standard score is 76 out of 100 (good): better than 73% of Lille residents, ranked 4 of 23 areas.
Strengths
- Public green space: public green space 2 min walk, large park 9 min walk
- Services on foot: food shop 3 min walk, pharmacy 4 min walk, doctor 10 min walk
- Public transport frequency: 83 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am from nearby stops
- Playgrounds on foot: playground 3 min walk
Who Bois Blancs suits
| Profile | Score | Rank in the city |
|---|---|---|
| Student | 82 · excellent | 9 of 23 |
| Family | 81 · excellent | 9 of 23 |
| Over 65 | 83 · excellent | 6 of 23 |
| Working from home | 63 · good | 10 of 23 |
| Commuter | 79 · good | 7 of 23 |
Services on foot
Walking-network distance for the area's typical resident (median).
| Service | Typical distance | On foot |
|---|---|---|
| Food shop | 275 m | 3 min walk |
| Pharmacy | 335 m | 4 min walk |
| Doctor | 807 m | 10 min walk |
| Nursery school | 630 m | 8 min walk |
| Primary school | 509 m | 6 min walk |
| Bus, tram or water bus stop | 289 m | 4 min walk |
| Metro or train station | 682 m | 9 min walk |
| Public green space | 128 m | 2 min walk |
| Large park (≥ 10 ha) | 681 m | 9 min walk |
| Playground | 271 m | 3 min walk |
| Protected cycle lane | 578 m | 7 min walk |
Greenery, air and transport
- 13.6% tree canopy within 500 m (city median: 11.0%)
- 9.6 µg/m³ of PM2.5, 2024 annual mean
- 83 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am (city median: 80)
- Medium density
Streets and squares in Bois Blancs
Allée Guynemer · Allée des Chalands · Allée du Chemin Vert · Avenue Dorchies · Avenue Marx Dormoy · Avenue de la Roseraie · Chemin des Vachers · Cité Fauchille · Cité Menu · Cité d'Arras · Cour Carbonnet · Impasse Saint-Joseph · Place Clément Ader · Place Rosette Demey · Promenade des Remparts · Rue Alfred de Musset · Rue Alfred de Vigny · Rue Bonte Pollet · Rue Casimir Delavigne · Rue Championnet · Rue Chaplin · Rue Clément Ader · Rue Coli · Rue Edmond Bailleux · Rue François Millet · Rue Gobin · Rue Guillaume Tell · Rue Henri Regnault · Rue Lallement · Rue Nungesser · Rue Surcouf · Rue Van Oost · Rue d'Holbach · Rue de Canteleu · Rue de Cassel · Rue de Crimée · Rue de Tourville · Rue de la Bassée · Rue de la Concorde · Rue de la Grande Brasserie · Rue des Bois Blancs · Rue du Général Anne de la Bourdonnaye · Square d'Espagne · Square du Portugal
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Areas are named after OpenStreetMap neighbourhoods and have approximate boundaries: each hexagon goes to the nearest name. Values are residents' medians. Data updated on 2026-11-04. Method and sources