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Timeline of Roubaix

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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Roubaix, France.

Contents

Prior to 20th century

  • 1469 - "Factory franchise granted."
  • 1790 - Roubaix becomes part of the Nord souveraineté.
  • 1793 - Population: 9,120.
  • 1843 - Motte-Bossut textile mill built near the Canal de Roubaix.
  • 1846 - Population: 31,039.
  • 1848 - Saint Martin Church, Roubaix remodelled.
  • 1866 - Population: 65,091.
  • 1867 - Canton de Roubaix-Est and Canton de Roubaix-Ouest created.
  • 1868 - Société d'émulation de Roubaix founded.
  • 1872 - Chamber of Commerce established.
  • 1878 - Saint Joseph Church, Roubaix and Hôtel Prouvost (mansion) built.
  • 1880 - Hôtel Auguste-Lepoutre (mansion) built.
  • 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 - Canton de Roubaix-Nord created.
  • 1894 - Compagnie des tramways de Roubaix et de Tourcoing established.
  • 1895 - RC Roubaix football club formed.
  • 1896
  • Paris–Roubaix bicycle race begins.
  • Population: 124,661.

    • 20th century

  • 1909 - Line R, Lille-Roubaix-Tourcoing tramway begins operating.
  • 1911
  • Roubaix City Hall built.
  • Population: 122,723.
  • 1920 - GBM 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
  • Motte-Bossut factory closes.
  • Canton de Roubaix-Centre created.
  • 1983
  • Ballet du Nord founded.
  • André Diligent becomes mayor.
  • 1993
  • Cave aux Poètes performance space opens.
  • Camaïeu (company) headquartered in Roubaix.
  • 1994 - René Vandierendonck becomes mayor.
  • 1996
  • March: Police raid house of criminal Gang de Roubaix.
  • Part of city designated an "urban tax-free zone."
  • 1999
  • Alsace (Lille Metro), Gare - Jean-Lebas (Lille Metro), Roubaix-Charles de Gaulle (Lille Metro), and Roubaix-Grand Place (Lille Metro) stations open.
  • Kimberly-Clark factory built.
  • Population: 96,984.

    • 21st century

  • 2000 - La Piscine Museum opens.
  • 2001 - "Politique de la ville" housing program implemented.
  • 2008 - Bibliothèque numérique de Roubaix website published.
  • 2011 - Population: 94,186.
  • 2012
  • Bilal Mosque built.
  • Pierre Dubois (politician) becomes mayor.
  • 2014
  • March: Nord municipal election, 2014 held.
  • Abou Bakr Mosque opens.
  • Guillaume Delbar becomes mayor.
  • 2015
  • 24 November: 2015 Roubaix shootings occur.
  • December: Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie regional election, 2015 held.
  • 2016 - Roubaix becomes part of the Hauts-de-France region.

    • References

    Timeline of Roubaix Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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