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.

Roubaix
The city hall
Coat of arms
Motto:  Probitas et Industria
Location of Roubaix
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Coordinates: 50°41′24″N 3°10′54″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Lille
Intercommunality	European Metropolis of Lille
Cantons	2 (Roubaix-1, Roubaix-2)
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Guillaume Delbar
Area 1	13.23 km2 (5.11 sq mi)
Population  (2013)	95,866
• Density	7,200/km2 (19,000/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Roubaisian (en) Roubaisien(ne) (fr)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59512 /59100
Elevation	17–52 m (56–171 ft) (avg. 35 m or 115 ft)
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.

Twin towns

Roubaix is twinned with:

• Bradford, United Kingdom, since 1969
• Mönchengladbach, Germany, since 1969
• 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

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