What is Roubaix?
{{Infobox French commune |name = Roubaix |population demonym = Roubaisian ([[English language|en]])<br />Roubaisien(ne) ([[French language|fr]]) |image = Hôtel de ville (3).JPG |caption = The city hall |image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Roubaix (Nord).svg |city motto = Probitas et Industria |arrondissement = [[Lille]] |subdivisions entry = Cantons |subdivisions = 2 (Roubaix-1, Roubaix-2) |INSEE = 59512 |postal code = 59100 |mayor = Guillaume Delbar |term = 2014–2020 |intercommunality = European Metropolis of Lille |time zone = [[Central European Time|CET]]/[[Central European Summer Time|CEST]] ([[UTC+1]]/[[UTC+2|+2]]) |coordinates = {{coord|50.6901|3.18167|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |elevation m = 35 |elevation min m = 17 |elevation max m = 52 |area km2 = 13.23 |population = 95866 |population date = 2013 |website = [http://www.ville-roubaix.fr/ www.ville-roubaix.fr] {{in lang|fr}} }} '''Roubaix''' is a city in the [[Nord (department)|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 [[Rapid transit|metro]] and [[tram]] line between Roubaix and these places. Roubaix is near the [[Belgium|Belgian]] border. The city is well known for its [[cycling]] race [[Paris-Roubaix]] which is over 259.5&nbsp;km and includes almost 50&nbsp;km of cobblestone sections. == Twin towns == Roubaix is twinned with: *{{flagicon|UK}} [[Bradford]], [[United Kingdom]], since 1969 *{{flagicon|GER}} [[Mönchengladbach]], [[Germany]], since 1969 *{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Verviers]], [[Belgium]], since 1969 *{{flagicon|MKD}} [[Skopje]], [[North Macedonia]], since 1973 *{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Prato]], [[Italy]], since 1981 *{{flagicon|POL}} [[Sosnowi