Lillom was a theme park which was opened in 1985 in Lomme, near the city of Lille

Lille

Lille is a city in northern France . It is the principal city of the Lille Métropole, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the country behind those of Paris, Lyon and Marseille. Lille is situated on the Deûle River, near France's border with Belgium...

. The project was initiated by Arthur Notebart, then mayor of Lomme and president of the Urban Community of Lille

Urban Community of Lille Métropole

The Urban Community of Lille Métropole is the intercommunal structure gathering the commune of Lille and that part of the Lille metropolitan area that lies in France....

. It was one of the first French theme parks, and its themes were the history of mankind from prehistory to the future. The park was organized around a large lake, in five main areas:

• the prehistorical area
• the Middle-Ages city
• the turn-of-century area
• the world of the future

Its mascot was a green dinosaur, Lommy.

It closed in 1987 because it never turned any profit. Part of the park was destroyed to make way for the LGV Nord

LGV Nord

The LGV Nord is a French 333-kilometre long high speed rail line, opened in 1993, that connects Paris to the Belgian border and the Channel Tunnel via Lille....

. The Middle-Ages city still exists today and houses a circus school.