▁and ▁out s ider ▁art ▁( the ▁La M ); ▁its ▁green ▁ways ▁and ▁its ▁medical ▁facilities ▁for ▁disabled ▁people . ▁ ▁Name ▁Its ▁name ▁means ▁" new ▁city ▁of ▁As c q " ▁in ▁French . ▁As c q ▁is ▁possibly ▁derived ▁from ▁the ▁F lem ish ▁word ▁for ▁" ash ". ▁The ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁is ▁generally ▁written ▁without ▁the ▁custom ary ▁( o fficial ) ▁hy phen . ▁ ▁Geography ▁The ▁city ▁counts ▁approximately ▁ ▁of ▁gre ens pace , ▁la kes , ▁for ests ▁and ▁a rable ▁lands . ▁It ▁is ▁located ▁between ▁L ille ▁and ▁Rou ba ix , ▁at ▁the ▁cross ro ads ▁of ▁the ▁principal ▁fre ew ays ▁towards ▁Paris , ▁Gh ent , ▁Ant werp ▁and ▁Br uss els . ▁ ▁History ▁Development ▁on ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁Vill ene uve - d ' A sc q ▁can ▁be ▁trac ed ▁back ▁to ▁C elt ic ▁Ga ul ▁era , ▁and ▁are ▁anch ored ▁in ▁two ▁fe ud al ▁m ounds , ▁a ▁Gal lo - R oman ▁site ▁and ▁a ▁Carol ing ian ▁one . ▁ ▁The ▁area ▁was ▁selected ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁to ▁accommod ate ▁a ▁new ▁town ▁then ▁designated ▁the ▁name ▁L ille - Est , ▁which ▁was ▁to ▁channel ▁the ▁growth ▁of ▁the ▁ag gl omer ation ▁of ▁L ille ▁city ▁and ▁development ▁of ▁institutions ▁based ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁The ▁commune ▁of ▁Vill ene uve - d ' A sc q ▁was ▁created ▁in ▁