Where to live in Lille as a student

Ranking of Lille's 23 areas with CityPulse's “Student” profile. What matters most: services on foot, protected cycle lanes, public green space and tree canopy. Preferred density: high.

What is the best area of Lille to live in as a student?

According to CityPulse: Vauban-Esquermes (90), Vieux-Lille (86) and Lille-Centre (84).

Lille areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Vauban-Esquermes	90 · excellent	Services on foot
2	Vieux-Lille	86 · excellent	Services on foot
3	Lille-Centre	84 · excellent	Services on foot
4	Lille-Moulins	83 · excellent	Services on foot
5	Wazemmes	83 · excellent	Services on foot
6	Euralille	83 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
7	Lille-Sud	83 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
8	Faubourg de Béthune	82 · excellent	Services on foot
9	Bois Blancs	82 · excellent	Public green space
10	Quartier Saint-Sauveur	81 · excellent	Services on foot
11	Saint-Maurice Pellevoisin	81 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
12	Faubourg d'Arras	79 · good	Services on foot
13	Bois-Blancs	79 · good	Services on foot
14	Pavé du Moulin	78 · good	Protected cycle lanes
15	Fives	74 · good	Services on foot
16	Euratechnologies	73 · good	Services on foot
17	L'Epine Pavé du Moulin	71 · good	Protected cycle lanes
18	Mont de Terre	67 · good	Protected cycle lanes
19	Faubourg de Douai	65 · good	Services on foot
20	Barrière Boldoduc	63 · good	Services on foot
21	Guinguette Semeuse	60 · good	Services on foot
22	Dombrowski Chapelles d'Elocques	26 · poor	Services on foot
23	Centre Abeilles	25 · poor	Services on foot

What it does not consider

The ranking does not account for rents and house prices, noise, safety, or distance from university or work. Use it to decide where to look, then check the individual address.

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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