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Roubaix (Dutch
Dutch language

Dutch is a West Germanic languages spoken by over 22 million people as a first language, and about 5 million people as a second language."1% of the EU population claims to speak Dutch well enough in order to have a conversation." Outside the European Union the number of second language speakers of Dutch is very small. Most native...
 Robaais) is a commune
Communes of France

The commune is the lowest level of administrative divisions in the France. The French word commune appeared in the 12th century, from Medieval Latin Medieval commune, meaning a small gathering of people sharing a common life, from Latin communis, things held in common....
 in the Nord department in northern France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
.

It is located near the cities of Lille
Lille

Lille is a city in northern France. It is the principal city of the Urban Community of Lille M?tropole, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the country behind those of Paris, Lyon and Marseille....
 and Tourcoing
Tourcoing

Tourcoing is a Communes of France in the Nord Departments of France in northern France.It is located near the cities of Lille and Roubaix and the Belgium border....
 and the Belgian
Belgium

* A small German-speaking Community of Belgium exists in eastern Wallonia. Belgium's linguistic diversity and related political and cultural conflicts are reflected in the history of Belgium and a complex Communities and regions of Belgium....
 border.








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Roubaix (Dutch
Dutch language

Dutch is a West Germanic languages spoken by over 22 million people as a first language, and about 5 million people as a second language."1% of the EU population claims to speak Dutch well enough in order to have a conversation." Outside the European Union the number of second language speakers of Dutch is very small. Most native...
 Robaais) is a commune
Communes of France

The commune is the lowest level of administrative divisions in the France. The French word commune appeared in the 12th century, from Medieval Latin Medieval commune, meaning a small gathering of people sharing a common life, from Latin communis, things held in common....
 in the Nord department in northern France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
.

It is located near the cities of Lille
Lille

Lille is a city in northern France. It is the principal city of the Urban Community of Lille M?tropole, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the country behind those of Paris, Lyon and Marseille....
 and Tourcoing
Tourcoing

Tourcoing is a Communes of France in the Nord Departments of France in northern France.It is located near the cities of Lille and Roubaix and the Belgium border....
 and the Belgian
Belgium

* A small German-speaking Community of Belgium exists in eastern Wallonia. Belgium's linguistic diversity and related political and cultural conflicts are reflected in the history of Belgium and a complex Communities and regions of Belgium....
 border.

Sights

Notable is La Piscine art gallery
La Piscine (museum of art and industry)

La Piscine is a museum of art and industry, located in the city of Roubaix in France. It is more formally known as La Piscine-Mus?e d'Art et d'Industrie Andr? Diligent or Le mus?e d'Art et d'Industrie de la ville de Roubaix, but its common name derives from the fact that it is housed in a former indoor swimming pool, with a nota...
, which as the name implies, is located in the old municipal swimming pool.

Sport

Roubaix is the finish of the Paris-Roubaix
Paris-Roubaix

Paris-Roubaix is a one-day professional Road bicycle racing in northern France from Compi?gne to Roubaix, near the Belgian frontier. Famous for rough terrain and cobblestones, it is one of the 'Classic cycle races' or Classics of the European calendar....
 cycling classic from Compiègne
Compiègne

Compi?gne is a Communes of France in the Oise Departments of France in northern France.The city is located along the Oise River. Its inhabitants are called Compi?gnois....
 to Roubaix
Roubaix

Roubaix is a Communes of France in the Nord Departments of France in northern France.It is located near the cities of Lille and Tourcoing and the Belgium border....
 over 259.5km, which includes almost 50km of cobbles.

Personalities

Roubaix was the birthplace of:
  • Léon Mathot
    Léon Mathot

    L?on Mathot was a France film actor and film director best known perhaps for playing Edmond Dantes in The Count of Monte Cristo serial in 1918....
     (1886 - 1968) - French film actor and director
  • Pierre Pflimlin
    Pierre Pflimlin

    Pierre Eug?ne Jean Pflimlin was a France Christian Democratic politician who served as the penultimate List of Prime Ministers of France of the French Fourth Republic for a few weeks in 1958, before being replaced by Charles de Gaulle during the May 1958 crisis....
     (1907-2000), Christian Democratic politician who served as the last Prime Minister
    List of Prime Ministers of France

    Early Modern France...
     of the Fourth Republic
    French Fourth Republic

    The Fourth Republic was the republicanism government of France between 1946 and 1958, governed by the fourth republican Constitution of France. It was in many ways a revival of the French Third Republic, which was in place before World War II, and suffered many of the same problems....
  • Viviane Romance
    Viviane Romance

    Viviane Romance was a France actor.Born Pauline Ronacher Ortmanns in Roubaix, France, Romance began her career as a dancer at the Moulin Rouge in Paris, France and was also elected Miss Paris of 1930 before she made her film debut in 1931 with a cameo role in La Chienne. Viviane endured a small scandal winning Miss Paris because...
     (1912-1991), actress
    Actor

    An actor or actress is a person who acting in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio programming in that capacity....
  • Georges Delerue
    Georges Delerue

    'Georges Delerue' was a renowned France film composer who composed over 350 film score for cinema and television. He won numerous important awards including Rome Prize , Emmy Award , Genie Award , ACE Award and Academy Award in 1979 for A Little Romance and 4 other Academy Nominations ....
     (1925-1992), film
    Film

    Film encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the film industry. Films are produced by recording images from the world with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or special effects....
     composer
    Composer

    A composer is a person who creates music, usually in the medium of musical notation, for interpretation and performance. The level of distinction between composers and other musicians varies, which affects issues such as copyright and the deference given to individual interpretations of a particular piece of music....
     who worked on over 300 films
  • Bernard Arnault
    Bernard Arnault

    Bernard Arnault is a French businessman. He is the 14th richest person in the world, the 3rd in the European Union and France's richest person with an estimated net worth of $26 billion US dollars, according to a Forbes report in March 2007....
     (born 1949), businessman
  • Étienne Chatiliez
    Étienne Chatiliez

    ?tienne Chatiliez is a France film director. He was born in Roubaix, France.After starting out directing many advertising clips, he is now a well-known director of feature-length films with some success....
     (born 1952), film director
    Film director

    A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a film. A film director visualizes the Screenplay, controlling a film's artistic and dramatic aspects, while guiding the technical crew and actors in the fulfillment of his or her vision....
  • Maxence van der Meersch (born 1907) writer
  • Arnaud Desplechin
    Arnaud Desplechin

    Arnaud Desplechin is a France film director....
     (born 1960) - film director
    Film director

    A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a film. A film director visualizes the Screenplay, controlling a film's artistic and dramatic aspects, while guiding the technical crew and actors in the fulfillment of his or her vision....
  • Jean Desbouvrie
    Jean Desbouvrie

    File:Military aviary2.jpgJean Desbouvrie persuaded the government of France to conduct a study on the feasibility of using swallows as messengers for military communications....
     (c. 1840-1847 - ?) inventor
    Inventor

    An inventor is a person who creates or discovers a new method, form, device or other useful means. The word inventor comes form the latin verb invenire, invent-, to find....
     and bird tamer


Twin towns

Roubaix is twinned with: - Mönchengladbach
Mönchengladbach

M?nchengladbach is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located west of the Rhine half way between D?sseldorf and the Netherlands border....
, Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
, since 1969 - Bradford
Bradford

Bradford lies at the heart of the City of Bradford, a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England. It is situated in the foothills of the Pennines, west of Leeds, and northwest of Wakefield....
, United Kingdom
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 - Covilhã
Covilhã

Covilh? is a city and a municipalities of Portugal in Centro region, Portugal. The city proper has 36,723 inhabitants, and the municipality has an area of 555.6 km? with a total population of 53,501, being composed of 31 parishes....
, Portugal
Portugal

Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic , is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Located in southwestern Europe, Portugal is the westernmost country of mainland Europe and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south and by Spain to the north and east....
 - Bouïra
Bouira

Bou?ra is the capital of Bou?ra Province, Algeria....
, Algeria
Algeria

Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country located in North Africa. It is the largest country of the Mediterranean sea, second largest in the Arab World, and the second largest on the African continent and the eleventh-largest country in the world in terms of land area....
 - Skopje
Skopje

Skopje is the Capital of and List of cities in the Republic of Macedonia by population in the Republic of Macedonia, with more than a quarter of the population of the country, as well as its political, cultural, economic, and academic centre....
, Macedonia
Republic of Macedonia

The Republic of Macedonia , , often referred to simply as Macedonia, is a landlocked country on the Balkans in southeastern Europe. It is bordered by Serbia to the north, Bulgaria to the east, Greece to the south and Albania to the west....
 - Prato
Prato

File:Prato, Santa Maria delle Carceri.JPGFile:Palazzo pretorio 02.JPGPrato is a city in Tuscany, Italy, the capital of the Province of Prato....
, Italy
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....


See also

  • Communes of the Nord department


External links

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  • (in French)