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. 1790 – Roubaix becomes part of the Nord souveraineté. 1793 – Population: 9,120. 1843 – textile mill built near the Canal de Roubaix. 1846 - Population: 31,039. 1848 - remodelled. 1866 – Population: 65,091. 1867 – Canton of Roubaix-Est and created. 1868 – Société d'émulation de Roubaix founded. 1872 – Chamber of Commerce established. 1876 - Population: 83,000. 1878 – and Hôtel Prouvost (mansion) built. 1880 – Hôtel Auguste-Lepoutre (mansion) built. 1883 - National school of industrial arts founded. 1886 – Population: 100,299. 1888 – Gare de Roubaix (rail station) built. 1889 – École nationale supérieure des arts et industries textiles (school) established. 1891 – Chambre syndicale métallurgique de Roubaix established. 1892 – created. 1894 – established. 1895 – RC Roubaix football club formed. 1896 Paris–Roubaix bicycle race begins. Population: 124,661.

20th century

1906 - Population: 110,055. 1909 – begins operating. 1911 Hôtel de Ville (City Hall) built. Population: 122,723. 1920 – brewery in business. 1928 – Excelsior AC Roubaix football club formed. 1967 – Lille Métropole Communauté urbaine established. 1968 – Population: 114,547. 1969 – 1969 Tour de France cycling race departs from Roubaix. 1982 closes. created. 1983 founded. becomes mayor. 1993 performance space opens. Camaïeu (company) headquartered in Roubaix. 1994 – becomes mayor. 1996 March: Police raid house of criminal Gang de Roubaix. Part of city designated an "urban tax-free zone." 1999 , , , and stations open. Kimberly-Clark factory built. Population: 96,984. 2000 – La Piscine Museum opens.

21st century

2001 – "Politique de la ville" housing program implemented. 2008 – website published. 2011 – Population: 94,186. 2012 Bilal Mosque built. becomes mayor. 2014 March: held. Abou Bakr Mosque opens. Guillaume Delbar becomes mayor. 2015 24 November: 2015 Roubaix shootings occur. December: 2015 Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie regional election held. 2016 – Roubaix becomes part of the Hauts-de-France region.

See also

region

Other cities in the Hauts-de-France region: Timeline of Amiens Timeline of Lille

References

This article incorporates information from the French Wikipedia.

Bibliography

in English

in French

External links

Items related to Roubaix, various dates (via Europeana). Items related to Roubaix, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America).