' A sc q ▁since ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁have ▁been ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Social ist ▁Party ▁( Part i ▁social iste ). In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁local ▁elections ▁brought ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁city ▁council ▁Ger ard ▁Ca ud ron ▁as ▁mayor . ▁ ▁Vill ene uve - d ' A sc q ▁is ▁the ▁seat ▁of ▁the ▁canton ▁of ▁Vill ene uve - d ' A sc q . ▁ ▁Transport ation ▁As ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁M ét ro pole ▁Europ é enne ▁de ▁L ille , ▁Vill ene uve - d ' A sc q ▁is ▁connected ▁to ▁L ille ▁city ▁centre ▁by ▁a ▁VAL , ▁a ▁type ▁of ▁fully ▁automatic ▁( driver less ) ▁light ▁rub ber - t ired ▁met ro . ▁The ▁VAL ▁met ro ▁line ▁runs ▁through ▁Vill ene uve - d ' A sc q ▁from ▁Qu atre - C ant ons ▁and ▁C ité ▁Scient ifique ▁stations ▁and ▁drives ▁up ▁to ▁L ille ▁historical ▁city ▁centre ▁and ▁rail ways ▁stations ▁in ▁about ▁ten ▁minutes . ▁ ▁In ▁fact , ▁while ▁the ▁ac ron ym ▁VAL ▁now ▁officially ▁stands ▁for ▁Vé h ic ule ▁Autom atique ▁Lé ger ▁( autom atic ▁light ▁vehicle ), ▁it ▁was ▁originally ▁for ▁Vill ene uve - d ' A sc q ▁à ▁L ille ▁( mean ing ▁Vill ene uve - d ' A sc q ▁to ▁L ille ), ▁the ▁route ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁line ▁to ▁be ▁project ed , ▁and ▁inaugur ated