Visit Roubaix: highlights and tourist information
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France This Way comment: Although its not a major tourist destination, the centre of the large town of Roubaix has several sights of interest
Roubaix is situated in the Nord department and Hauts-de-France region.
Important note
This page features a summary of highlights that you might like to explore near Roubaix. For detailed visitor information see the Roubaix travel guide.
Tourist classifications for Roubaix include "town of art and history" and "ville fleurie 4*".
Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Roubaix in Hauts-de-France.
Popular places to visit nearby include Saint-Amand-les-Eaux at 32 km and Douai at 36 km.
Roubaix, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Lille
at 10 km (direction west-south-west)
The renaissance of Lille over the last 20 years has transformed an industrial town...
See Lille guide
Saint-Amand-les-Eaux
at 32 km (direction south-east)
Established as a spa centre for more than 2000 years, it is still the...
See Saint-Amand-les-Eaux guide
Douai
at 36 km (direction south-south-west)
Douai has a pleasant old town and one of the most impressive belfries in...
See Douai guide
Cassel
at 50 km (direction west)
The town of Cassel is built on the highest hill in the Flanders region...
See Cassel guide
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Arras Carriere Wellington
Monument at 53 km (direction south-west), in the Pas-de-Calais department
The Carrière Wellington museum in Arras is a series of tunnels that were used...
See Arras Carriere Wellington guide
Arras
at 54 km (direction south-west), in the Pas-de-Calais department
The belfry and the large number of baroque style houses make the centre of...
See Arras guide
Le Quesnoy
at 59 km (direction south-east)
Le Quesnoy is best known for the promenade around the impressive ramparts that surround...
See Le Quesnoy guide
Bavay
at 62 km (direction east-south-east)
The town of Bavay has an important Roman forum and other Roman ruins...
See Bavay guide
... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Nord
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Markets in and near Roubaix
- Croix: market Wednesday & Sunday & Saturday (2km)
- Hem: market Saturday (4km)
- Halluin: market Saturday (11km)
- Cysoing: market Tuesday & Sunday (14km)
- Comines: market Monday (14km)
- Haubourdin: market Friday (16km)
- Armentieres: market Friday (21km)
- Annoeullin: market Tuesday (25km)
- Libercourt: market Thursday (26km)
- Carvin: market Saturday (27km)
More information about Roubaix, Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Detailed Roubaix tourist guide
Nord-Pas-de-Calais region travel guide
Nord travel guide
Nord places and attractions
Tourist attractions near Roubaix, France
What to do at Roubaix? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Roubaix.
Heritage sites
- Beffroi de Lille (Belfries of Belgium and France) (10km)
- Beffroi de Comines (Belfries of Belgium and France) (14km)
- Beffroi de Loos (Belfries of Belgium and France) (14km)
- Beffroi d'Armentières (Belfries of Belgium and France) (21km)
- Beffroi de Bailleul (Belfries of Belgium and France) (31km)
- Beffroi de Douai (Belfries of Belgium and France) (37km)
- Beffroi de Béthune (Belfries of Belgium and France) (42km)
- Beffroi et hôtel de ville d'Arras (Belfries of Belgium and France) (53km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Saint-Amand-les-Eaux (32km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Scarpe-Escaut (34km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Cathédrale Notre Dame de La Treille (Lille) (10km)
Remarkable gardens
- Le parc Barbieux (2km)
- Le jardin du Manoir-aux-Loups (11km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Lille (10km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Réserve naturelle du Jardin écologique du Vieux-Lille (10km)
- Les Prés du Hem (21km)
- Réserve naturelle régionale du Pré des Nonnettes (31km)
- Réserve naturelle régionale de la Tourbière de Vred (33km)
- Réserve naturelle régionale du Marais de Wagnonville (34km)
- Dune fossile de Ghyvelde (60km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Tourcoing (4km)
- Wasquehal (4km)
- Wattignies (14km)
- Mastaing (44km)
- Arras (53km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Parc zoologique de Lille (11km)
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Geography and distances
Roubaix is in the north-east of France at 10 kilometres from Lille, the department capital (general information: Roubaix is 213 kilometres from Paris).
Geographical Information
Commune: Roubaix
Canton: Roubaix
Arrondissem*nt: Lille
Department: Nord
Region: Nord-Pas-de-Calais
New region: Hauts-de-France
Postcode: 59100
Distance to Roubaix
from Lille (prefecture): 10 km
from Paris: 213 km
from Calais: 97 km
from Nice: 836 km
from Bordeaux: 709 km
from Strasbourg: 404 km
Getting here
For driving distances to Roubaix from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 13 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Bondues, Croix, Hem, Lannoy, Leers, Lys-Lez-Lannoy, Marcq-en-Baroeul, Mouvaux, Sailly-Lez-Lannoy, Toufflers, Tourcoing, Wasquehal and Wattrelos.
This page in French: Visiter Roubaix
