1 9 7 0 ▁by ▁the ▁am alg am ation ▁of ▁the ▁communes ▁of ▁As c q , ▁Ann app es ▁and ▁Fl ers . ▁Its ▁name ▁ev okes ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁the ▁new ▁( ne uve ) ▁and ▁the ▁old : ▁former ▁commune ▁As c q ▁and ▁its ▁memory ▁as ▁mart yr ▁town ▁of ▁ 1 ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁date ▁on ▁which ▁the ▁Naz is ▁mass ac red ▁ 8 6 ▁men ▁( A sc q ▁ ▁mass acre ). ▁ ▁The ▁city ' s ▁mer ger ▁with ▁L ille ▁was ▁content ious ▁and ▁failed ▁twice ▁( 1 9 7 2 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 6 ). ▁ ▁Econom y ▁ ▁Business es ▁and ▁public ▁organizations ▁D ifferent ▁kinds ▁of ▁business es ▁have ▁their ▁headquarters ▁in ▁Vill ene uve ▁d ' A sc q ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁avail ability ▁of ▁land , ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁research ers ▁( in ▁particular ▁in ▁the ▁C ité ▁Scient ifique ▁and ▁Ha ute ▁Bor ne ) ▁and ▁the ▁proxim ity ▁to ▁both ▁Ben el ux ▁and ▁Paris ▁economic ▁regions . ▁Vill ene uve ▁d ' A sc q ▁hosts ▁not ably ▁head ▁office ▁of ▁the ▁food ▁processing ▁company ▁Bon du elle , ▁financial ▁services ▁prov iders ▁C of id is , ▁sport ing ▁good ▁chain ▁store ▁Dec ath lon , ▁ch oc olate ▁manufact ure ▁Bou quet ▁d ' Or , ▁dispos able ▁d ishes ▁T if any ▁Indust rie , ▁information ▁security ▁company ▁Net as q , ▁restaurant ▁ch