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Commune of Roubaix |
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  Roubaix
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Lille |
| Canton | 4 cantons |
| Intercommunality | Lille Métropole |
| Mayor | René Vandierendonck (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 17–52 m (56–170 ft) (avg. 32 m/100 ft) |
| Land area1 | 13.23 km2 (5.11 sq mi) |
| Population2 (1999) |
96,984 |
| - Density | 7,330 /km² (19,000 /sq mi) (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. | |
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Roubaix (Dutch Robaais) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
It is located near the cities of Lille and Tourcoing and the Belgian border.
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Sights
Notable is La Piscine art gallery, which as the name implies, is located in the old municipal swimming pool.
Sport
Roubaix is the finish of the Paris-Roubaix cycling classic from Compiègne to Roubaix over 259.5km, which includes almost 50km of cobbles.
Personalities
Roubaix was the birthplace of:
- Léon Mathot (1886 - 1968) - French film actor and director
- Pierre Pflimlin (1907-2000), Christian Democratic politician who served as the last Prime Minister of the Fourth Republic
- Viviane Romance (1912-1991), actress
- Georges Delerue (1925-1992), film composer who worked on over 300 films
- Bernard Arnault (born 1949), businessman
- Étienne Chatiliez (born 1952), film director
- Maxence van der Meersch (born 1907) writer
- Arnaud Desplechin (born 1960) - film director
Twin towns
Roubaix is twinned with:
- Mönchengladbach, Germany, since 1969
- Bradford, United Kingdom
- Covilhã, Portugal
- Bouïra, Algeria
- Skopje, Macedonia
- Prato, Italy
See also
References
Based on the article in the French Wikipedia.
External links
- City council website (in French)
- Tourist office website
- Website of the museum
- LeBlog2Roubaix.com (videoblog and WebTv about Roubaix)
- links DMOZ (in French)
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