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.

 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 

 City council website 
 Tourist office website