Villeneuve d'Ascq is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
It is located between Lille and Roubaix, at the crossroads of the principal freeways towards Paris, Ghent, Antwerp and Brussels. Its name means New city of Ascq in French and is derived from the Dutch word for "ash". It is one of the principal cities of the communauté urbaine Lille Métropole....
