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Tourcoing ((:tuʁ.kwɛ̃)) is a city in northern France. It is designated municipally as a ''commune'' within the ''département'' of Nord. Tourcoing is part of the urban area of Lille and is a member of the Urban Community of Lille Métropole. Besides that, the city is also a member of the cross-border Eurometropolis Lille-Kortrijk-Tournai (metropolitan area), which had 2,155,161 residents in 2008.〔List of municipalities : http://fr.eurometropolis.eu/qui-sommes-nous/territoire.html〕〔(Eurometropolis Lille-Kortrijk-Tournai official website )〕 The city is served by the Lille Metro. ==Main sights== *Church of St Christopher (15th-16th centuries), considered one of the most beautiful Neo-Gothic edifices of Nord. In stone and brickwork, it has an high bell tower with more than 80 bells. *''Hospice de Havre'', founded in 1260. The cloister and the chapel date from the seventeenth century. *''Hôtel de ville '' (1885), in Napoleon III-style. *''Jardin botanique de Tourcoing'', a botanical garden and arboretum. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tourcoing」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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