Roubaix
Roubaix is a city in the Nord department, in the Hauts-de-France region, in north France. About 94,000 live there at about 7,119 people per square kilometer. It is near the cities Lille and Tourcoing. There is a metro and tram line between Roubaix and these places. Roubaix is near the Belgian border. The city is well known for its cycling race Paris-Roubaix which is over 259.5 km and includes almost 50 km of cobblestone sections.
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Motto: Probitas et Industria | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Lille |
| Intercommunality | European Metropolis of Lille |
| Cantons | 2 (Roubaix-1, Roubaix-2) |
| Mayor | Guillaume Delbar (2014–2020) |
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| Elevation | 17–52 m (56–171 ft) (avg. 35 m (115 ft)*) |
| Land area1 | 13.23 km2 (5.11 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 95,866 (2013) |
| - Density | 7,246/km2 (18,770/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59512/ 59100 |
| Website | www.ville-roubaix.fr (in French) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Twin towns
Roubaix is twinned with:
Bradford, United Kingdom, since 1969
Mönchengladbach, Germany, since 1969- File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Verviers, Belgium, since 1969
Skopje, North Macedonia, since 1973
Prato, Italy, since 1981
Sosnowiec, Poland, since 1993
Covilhã, Portugal, since 2000
Bouïra, Algeria, since 2003
Roubaix Media
View of the city, dated 1699. Landscape with the castle, surrounded by a moat, next to the Sainte-Elisabeth hospital at left, the mill at right and the Saint-Martin church, regarded as the city's centre point, at centre
Roubaix's position in the motorway roads network
Roubaix et Tourcoing
Centre médical Barbieux, Roubaix, France
L'ENSAIT à Roubaix.
L'hôtel Catteau à Roubaix, vu du square du même nom.
Maison classée monument historique. Architecte Élie Dervaux (1867-1940).
Three-storey stately house
La maison de Rémy Cogghe, 22 rue Rémy-Cogghe à Roubaix.
Le Palais de Justice de Roubaix.
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Other websites
Media related to Roubaix at Wikimedia Commons
- City council website (in French)
- Tourist office website Archived 2016-10-17 at the Wayback Machine
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