Roubaix, Industrial commune in Nord, France
The city lies on the Canal de Roubaix in northern France, forming part of the Lille metropolitan area near the Belgian border at 52 meters elevation.
The textile manufacturing sector propelled Roubaix's growth during the 19th century, with its population increasing from 25,000 to 122,000 residents before World War I.
La Piscine Museum, established in a former art deco swimming pool, displays collections of 19th and 20th-century paintings, sculptures, and textile artifacts.
The European satellite communications center Eurotéléport operates in Roubaix, marking the city's transformation from textile production to technology-based enterprises.
The Paris-Roubaix cycling race concludes in the municipal velodrome, traversing the challenging cobblestone roads of northern France since 1896.
Location: Lille metropolis
Location: arrondissement of Lille
Location: Nord
Elevation above the sea: 33 m
Shares border with: Wattrelos, Tourcoing, Croix, Hem, Leers, Lys-lez-Lannoy, Wasquehal
Address: 59100 Roubaix, France 59100 Roubaix
Phone: +33320664600
Email: contact@ville-roubaix.fr
Website: https://ville-roubaix.fr
GPS coordinates: 50.69000,3.18167
Latest update: May 27, 2025 20:31
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La Piscine
1 km
Parc Barbieux
2.1 km
ENSAIT
1.1 km
Vélodrome André-Pétrieux
2.1 km
Hôtel de ville de Roubaix
557 m
Centre des archives du monde du travail de Roubaix
246 m
Condition publique
560 m
Couvent des Clarisses de Roubaix
1.8 km
Église Saint-Martin de Roubaix
572 m
Église Saint-Joseph de Roubaix
1.8 km
Église Sainte-Thérèse-de-l'Enfant-Jésus de Wattrelos
1.9 km
Manufacture des Flandres Roubaix
1.3 km
Eglise Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Roubaix
1.2 km
Église Notre-Dame de Roubaix
946 m
Église Sainte-Élisabeth de Roubaix
301 m
Couvent de la Visitation de Roubaix
964 m
Église Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes de Roubaix
1.7 km
Église Saint-Maclou de Wattrelos
2.7 km
Protestant church of Roubaix
1 km
Hôtel Auguste-Lepoutre
567 m
Hôtel Prouvost
946 m
Église Saint-François de Roubaix
1.3 km
Église Saint-Michel de Roubaix
1.3 km
Église du Saint-Rédempteur de Roubaix
1 km
Hospice Barbieux
1.3 km
Hôtel Motte-Lagache
1 km
Hôtel particulier, 56 boulevard du Général-de-Gaulle
975 m
Hôtel particulier, 62 boulevard du Général-de-Gaulle
1 kmReviews
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