, ▁Ann app es ▁and ▁Fl ers - lez - L ille , ▁Vill ene uve - d ' A sc q ▁is ▁a ▁new ▁town ▁and ▁the ▁cr ad le ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁automatic ▁met ro ▁system ▁of ▁the ▁world ▁( VAL ). ▁ ▁Vill ene uve - d ' A sc q ▁is ▁nick named ▁the ▁' green ▁techn op ole ' ▁thanks ▁to ▁the ▁impl ant ation ▁of ▁many ▁research ers ▁— ▁two ▁campus ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁L ille ; ▁many ▁gradu ate ▁engineering ▁schools ▁— ▁and ▁companies ▁in ▁a ▁pleasant ▁living ▁environment . ▁O wing ▁to ▁its ▁activity ▁cent res , ▁its ▁Ha ute ▁Bor ne ▁European ▁scientific ▁park ▁and ▁two ▁sho pping ▁m alls , ▁Vill ene uve - d ' A sc q ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁economic ▁sp ots ▁of ▁the ▁Haut s - de - France ▁region ; ▁mult in ational ▁corpor ations ▁such ▁as ▁Bon du elle , ▁C of id is ▁and ▁Dec ath lon ▁have ▁their ▁head ▁office ▁there . ▁ ▁Out side ▁its ▁academic , ▁scientific ▁and ▁business ▁facilities , ▁Vill ene uve - d ' A sc q ▁is ▁mostly ▁known ▁because ▁of ▁its ▁sport ing ▁events ▁– ▁two ▁stad iums ▁( St ade ▁Pierre - M au roy ▁and ▁Stadium ▁L ille ▁M ét ro pole ) ▁are ▁located ▁there ▁and ▁some ▁of ▁its ▁sport ▁teams ▁are ▁playing ▁in ▁the ▁top ▁division ; ▁its ▁museum s ▁– ▁the ▁most ▁famous ▁is ▁the ▁one ▁of ▁modern , ▁contemporary