Canton of Marcq-en-Barœul

Bondues (French pronunciation: ​[bɔ̃dy]; Dutch: Bonduwe) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Since 1997, Bondues has housed a Museum devoted to the Resistance of the Nord-Pas de Calais region. The Fort of Bondues, also known as Fort Lobau, was built near the confluence of the Marque and Deûle rivers, by General Séré de Rivières, from 1877 to 1880. It is an element of the chain of forts and fortifications constituting the defence system around Lille. It was the place of execution of 68 members of the resistance in 1943/4.

Marcq-en-Barœul (French pronunciation: ​[maʁk ɑ̃ baʁœl]; Picard: Marke-in-Bareul; older Dutch: Marke) is a commune in the Nord department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.It is a suburb of the city of Lille, and is immediately adjacent to it on the northeast. It is the sixth-largest component of the Métropole Européenne de Lille. Marcq-en-Barœul is known as the most affluent suburb city of Lille, it is part of the 'Triangle d'or' (Golden triangle) of Lille. It features expensive real estate, especially alongside the Grand Boulevard and Hippodrome des Flandres racecourse. The city is also home to one of the campuses of the elite international private collège and lycée active bilingue Jeannine-Manuel.

Marcq-en-Baroeul Airport is a civil airport, located in the localities of Marcq-en-Barœul and Bondues, 6.1 kilometres (3.8 mi) north-northeast of Lille, French Flanders, France.

The Canal de Roubaix is a canal in northern France. It joins the Canal de la Deûle near Marquette-lez-Lille to the Canal de l’Espierres in Belgium at Leers, just east of the former textile manufacturing town Roubaix. It is 20 km long with 12 locks. The Belgian canal continues 8.4 km and three locks beyond the border to the junction with the river Escaut (Scheldt). The canal fell into disuse in 1985 and was going to be infilled for an urban expressway. Instead, the canal was repaired and reopened in September 2009. The first normal operating season, after dredging works on the Belgian canal, was 2011.

Marquette-lez-Lille (French pronunciation: ​[maʁkɛt le lil], literally Marquette near Lille; Dutch: Market(t)e) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is part of the Métropole Européenne de Lille.

The Château du Vert-Bois is a historic château in Bondues, Nord, France. It was completed in 1777. It has been listed as an official historical monument since 1962.

The Marque (French pronunciation: ​[maʁk]; Dutch: Marke) is a 40-kilometre (25 mi) long river in France. It is a right tributary of the Deûle. Its source is near the village of Mons-en-Pévèle. Its course crosses the Nord department, notably the eastern part of the agglomeration of Lille. It flows northwards through the towns of Pont-à-Marcq, Tressin, Villeneuve d'Ascq, Croix and Marcq-en-Barœul, finally flowing into the Deûle in Marquette-lez-Lille. Its lowermost section, between Wasquehal and Marquette-lez-Lille, is part of the Canal de Roubaix.

The canton of Lille-2 is an administrative division of the Nord department, northern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Lille.It consists of the following communes: Bondues Lille (partly) Marcq-en-Barœul Mouvaux

The Decauville factory in Marquette-lez-Lille produced locomotives and construction machinerys from 1923 to 1968.

Wasquehal (traditional pronunciation [wakal]; currently common pronunciation [waskal]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.The town originally had a Flemish name; it was written as Waskenhal in the 11th century.

La Madeleine (French pronunciation: ​[la madlɛn]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.It is a suburb of the city of Lille, bordering it on its north side.

The Grands Moulins de Paris ("Great Mills of Paris") is a disused flour mill located in Marquette-lez-Lille in the Nord department, France. It has been an official Historical Monument since 2001.