Roubaix

Roubaix's mairie

Roubaix is a city in the north France, in the Nord département and the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region. It is located near the city of Lille and is close to the Belgian border. Its population is around 97,000 (1999) and its density is 7,330/km².

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.

Twin towns

Roubaix is twinned with:

• - Mönchengladbach, Germany, since 1969
• - Bradford, United Kingdom
• - Covilhã, Portugal
• - Bouïra, Algeria
• - Skopje, Republic of Macedonia
• - Prato, Italy