Chamber of commerce Lille Métropole, Chamber of commerce and exchange building in Lille, France
The Chamber of Commerce Lille Métropole is a neo-Flemish building featuring a 76-meter-tall bell tower with an automated carillon that plays melodies at regular intervals throughout the day. Built between 1910 and 1921, it currently serves as a business center for the entire Hauts-de-France region.
The Lille chamber of commerce was long housed in the Vieille Bourse before moving into various premises and finally into this building at the start of the 20th century. In 1967 the Lille chamber merged with those of Roubaix and Tourcoing, then the largest of the three. A general assembly on 27 November 2006 dissolved it into the CCI du Grand Lille, confirmed by a decree of 7 May 2007 and effective 1 January 2008.
The chamber's headquarters stands on the place du Théâtre, served by the Rihour metro station. Before moving here it was housed in the Vieille Bourse, the 17th-century merchants' exchange in the old town. The building later became the seat of the CCI du Grand Lille.
The building stands on place du Théâtre in central Lille, reached by the Rihour metro station. It is a working institution rather than a museum, so visits are best timed to weekday office hours. The tower's clock face and belfry openings are visible from the square at any hour.
The building stands on place du Théâtre, served by the Rihour metro station. The chamber itself was dissolved by its general assembly on 27 November 2006, and a decree of 7 May 2007 recognised its merger into the CCI du Grand Lille, which took effect on 1 January 2008. Before this site was built, the Lille chamber met at the Vieille Bourse.
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