Timeline of Roubaix
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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.[1]
- 1790 – Roubaix becomes part of the Nord souveraineté.[2]
- 1793 – Population: 9,120.[2]
- 1843 – Motte-Bossut textile mill built near the Canal de Roubaix.[3]
- 1846 - Population: 31,039.[2]
- 1848 - Saint Martin Church, Roubaix remodelled.[4]
- 1866 – Population: 65,091.[5]
- 1867 – Canton of Roubaix-Est and Canton de Roubaix-Ouest created.[2]
- 1868 – Société d'émulation de Roubaix founded.[6]
- 1872 – Chamber of Commerce established.[7]
- 1876 - Population: 83,000. [1]
- 1878 – Saint Joseph Church, Roubaix[8] and Hôtel Prouvost (mansion) built.
- 1880 – Hôtel Auguste-Lepoutre (mansion) built.
- 1883 - National school of industrial arts founded.[1]
- 1886 – Population: 100,299.[9]
- 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.[10]
- 1892 – Canton de Roubaix-Nord created.[2]
- 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.[2]
20th century
- 1906 - Population: 110,055. [1]
- 1909 – Line R, Lille-Roubaix-Tourcoing tramway begins operating.
- 1911
- Hôtel de Ville (City Hall) built.[11]
- Population: 122,723.[12]
- 1920 – GBM brewery in business.
- 1928 – Excelsior AC Roubaix football club formed.
- 1967 – Lille Métropole Communauté urbaine established.
- 1968 – Population: 114,547.[2]
- 1969 – 1969 Tour de France cycling race departs from Roubaix.
- 1982
- 1983
- Ballet du Nord founded.
- André Diligent becomes mayor.
- 1993
- Cave aux Poètes performance space opens.
- Camaïeu (company) headquartered in Roubaix.[citation needed]
- 1994 – René Vandierendonck becomes mayor.
- 1996
- March: Police raid house of criminal Gang de Roubaix.[14]
- Part of city designated an "urban tax-free zone."[15]
- 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.[16]
- Population: 96,984.[2]
- 2000 – La Piscine Museum opens.
21st century
- 2001 – "Politique de la ville" housing program implemented.[17]
- 2008 – Bibliothèque numérique de Roubaix website published.
- 2011 – Population: 94,186.
- 2012
- Bilal Mosque built.[18]
- Pierre Dubois (politician) becomes mayor.
- 2014
- March: Nord municipal election, 2014 held.
- Abou Bakr Mosque opens.[18]
- Guillaume Delbar becomes mayor.
- 2015
- 24 November: 2015 Roubaix shootings occur.
- December: 2015 Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie regional election held.[19]
- 2016 – Roubaix becomes part of the Hauts-de-France region.
See also
- History of Roubaix
- List of mayors of Roubaix
- List of heritage sites in Roubaix
- History of Nord-Pas-de-Calais region
Other cities in the Hauts-de-France region:
