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Roubaix (US: / r uː ˈ b eɪ / roo-BAY, French: or ⓘ; Dutch: Robaais; West Flemish: Roboais; Picard: Roubés) is a city in northern France, located in the Lille metropolitan area on the Belgian border.
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Roubaix, France. Prior to 20th century. 1469 – Factory franchise granted by Charles the Bold. [1] 1790 – Roubaix becomes part of the Nord souveraineté. [2] 1793 – Population: 9,120. [2] 1843 – Motte-Bossut [fr] textile mill built near the Canal de Roubaix. [3] 1846 - Population: 31,039. [2]
Roubaix, industrial city, Nord département, Hauts-de-France région, northern France, just northeast of Lille. It is situated on the Canal de Roubaix in the plain of Flanders near the Belgian frontier and is united in the north with Tourcoing .
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Oct 21, 2024 · The Hôtel de Ville (French pronunciation: [otɛl də vil], City Hall) is a historic building in Roubaix, Nord, northern France, standing on the Grand Place. It was designated a monument historique by the French government in 1998.
Jun 2, 2024 · Roubaix. A city in Hauts-de-France, France. An unincorporated community in Lawrence County, South Dakota, United States. The basal conglomerate of the Deadwood formation occurs as numerous lenticular beds irregularly distributed along a belt about two miles wide extending from the vicinity of Roubaix to Blacktail Gulch.
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.
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Oct 15, 2024 · This is the English-language Wiktionary, where words from all languages are defined in English. For example, see the entry for the French word dictionnaire. To find a French definition of that word, visit the equivalent page in the French Wiktionary.
