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Formerly an important textile town and today a centre for mail order, the City of Art and History of Roubaix boasts numerous assets. Along the visit, one can discover the lively Grand'Place square, lined with beautiful buildings, the former cotton spinning mill which now is home to the World Work Archives centre, the magnificent Barbieux park, and especially the superb Museum of Art and Industry, La Piscine. Set in the building of a stunning Art Deco swimming pool, it houses fine and applied art collections.
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Roubaix
City of the Northern Department, Roubaix is the second town in the region by its population. It is now part of the European metropolis of Lille, including Lille, Tourcoing and Villeneuve d'Ascq.
City of Art and History, is famous for its wonderful architectural heritage that bears witness to the golden age of this northerner city. Lively and deliberately turned to culture and history, the city of Roubaix charm all its visitors with its rich offer entertaining and full of life.
How can you resist this city where the warmth of the people and the good life are everywhere? Once known for its textile industry, this old medieval city is now looking to the future, demonstrating unparalleled audacity for its architecture and cultural sites. Beer lovers will be seduced by the specialties of this city rich in gastronomy, including the presence of many breweries with typical flavors northerners.
Things to see and do
Impressive and rich heritage Roubaix, whether architectural, historical or even cultural, seduces passing visitors eager to learn more about the region and admire unique sites.
Opened in 2001, the pool, or art museum and André Diligent industry, is absolutely unique. It is indeed located in a former Art Deco swimming pool built between 1927 and 1932. One can discover fine collections of applied arts and fine arts of the nineteenth century to today. Fabrics, decorative art pieces or paintings are so in this exceptional place program.
Oldest religious building in the city, the Saint Martin church dates back to the ninth century. Rebuilt between the fifteenth and sixteenth century, it was included in the inventory of Historical Monuments. May especially admire three beautiful paintings of Watteau.
Listed building, the Saint Joseph church is no lack of interest with its neo-Gothic style. It was built in the late nineteenth century by the architect Jean-Baptiste Bethune, also behind the convent and another set of Gothic Roubaix.
Roubaix no shortage of religious buildings except, like the living room of the Gobelins, show room located in the former Church of Our Lady and included in the supplementary inventory of historic monuments, the Carmelite chapel, the Wat Buddha Bouxa Voramahavihaan, St. John the Baptist church, or the church Fathers Recollects the mid-nineteenth century.
The National Archives of the working world, inaugurated in 1993, settled in an old mill of the nineteenth century, before being included in the supplementary inventory of historic monuments.
Also note the presence of the park and its Barbieux thirty-four hectares, the room that houses the Coliseum Roubaix national choreographic center, or the beautiful Roubaix station.
Registered in the inventory of Historical Monuments, the city hall is of great interest. Built in the early twentieth century, this including a beautiful frieze showing six paintings illustrating the work of the fabric. The courthouse was also included in the supplementary inventory of historic monuments, like Prouvost hotel hosting the sickness fund or the rank of 17 facades of mansions of General de Gaulle boulevard.
Do not miss the house of architect Pierre Neveux, listed as a historic monument, and with elements of Art Deco and modern.
Places of interest
Information points | Tourist Office of Roubaix |
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Leisure centres | Museum of Art and Industry La Piscine |
Monuments | Church Saint-Joseph |
Performance halls | La Cave Aux Poètes La Condition publique Salle Watremez Theatre of Roubaix - Le Colisée |
Transport | Metro station Alsace Metro station Épeule - Montesquieu Metro station Eurotéléport Metro station Gare - Jean-Lebas Metro station Roubaix - Charles-de-Gaulle Metro station Roubaix - Grand-Place Train station of Roubaix |
Events and festivities
Active and full of life, the city of Roubaix offers a number of famous events.
Not less than eleven weekly markets held throughout the year in Roubaix. According to the places they are held Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday or Sunday. A Christmas market is also offered in the month of December.
The great Roubaix event remains the cycling race Paris-Roubaix held every year in March or April. This sporting event is completed at each edition in the velodrome in the city, after a trial of more than 250 kilometers. Founded in 1896, it is now one of the most famous cycling races in the world.
Each May, the city hosts its lounge comics and graphic arts with the presence of many other authors and publishers for book signings and meetings.
The Friendship Festival and Citizenship in May, is an opportunity to get closer to people and discover various events on this theme.
In June, up to the festival Belles mechanical with exhibits of antique cars of all kinds.
The festival Roubaix accordion is held each October with various events and other concerts offered by the greatest artists of this area.
In December, up to the sell of art. Free exhibitions are offered, as well as sales of works of art designated by artists from around the world.
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Paris-Roubaix Challenge | A bicycle ride along the legendary Paris-Roubaix route with its famous cobblestones | April 2025 |
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