Roubaix

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Coordinates: 50°42′N 3°10′E / 50.7, 3.17

Commune of Roubaix
Location
Roubaix (France)
Roubaix
Administration
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department Nord
Arrondissement Lille
Canton Chief town of 4 cantons
Intercommunality Lille Métropole
Communauté urbaine
Mayor René Vandierendonck
(2001-2008)
Statistics
Elevation 17 m–52 m
(avg. 32 m)
Land area¹ 13.23 km²
Population²
(1999)		 96,984
 - Density 7,330/km² (1999)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 59512/ 59100
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.
France
The parish church of Saint Martin, in Roubaix's Grande Place.
The parish church of Saint Martin, in Roubaix's Grande Place.

Roubaix (Dutch Robaais) is a city of northern France, in the Nord département, located near the cities of Lille and Tourcoing and the Belgian border.

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[edit] Sights

Notable is La Piscine art gallery, which as the name implies, is located in the old municipal swimming pool.

[edit] Sport

Roubaix is the finish line for the famous Paris-Roubaix cycling classic. The cycling classic is run from Paris to Roubaix over 259.5km which includes almost 50km of cobblestone sections.

[edit] Births

Roubaix was the birthplace of:

[edit] Twin towns

Roubaix is twinned with:

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