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Charles de Gaulle's birthplace and museum

Charles de Gaulle was born in Lille on November 22nd 1890 in the house of his maternal grandparents at 9 Rue Princesse. He was baptised on the same day in the nearby Saint-André church.

Visit of the former gantois hospice

A historical guided tour for individual visitors of the former Hospice Gantois, a veritable jewel in the crown of local medical heritage in Lille from the 15th to 18th centuries, is proposed every week by the Association du Musée Hospitalier Régional de Lille.

City Lifestyle

Lille Grand'Place: even more visitor-friendly

Lille Grand'Place is now much quieter and more pleasant! Following months of renovation work, the whole of Charles de Gaulle square has been transformed to create a greater harmony between motor vehicles, bicycles and pedestrians.