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La Piscine, musée d'art et d'industrie
Attractions in Roubaix

La Piscine, musée d'art et d'industrie and more: what to see in Roubaix

Among the places to visit in and near Roubaix are 18 museums, 14 attractions and 2 monasteries. There are 12 places to visit in Roubaix, and 29 more within 5 km of its centre. In town, one site is a listed historic monument. On foot, 4 are within 1 km of the centre. Lille Métropole Musée d'Art moderne, d'Art contemporain et d'Art brut, 6 km away, is the best-known day out.

Photo: La Piscine, musée d'art et d'industrie, Camster2 (CC BY-SA 3.0)
In Roubaix
12
inside the commune
Within 5 km
29
in the communes around
Museums & galleries
19
in town and nearby
Châteaux & heritage
5
in town and nearby
Historic monuments
1
in town, listed (Mérimée)
Best known

Top of the list in Roubaix

The list goes on from La Piscine, musée d'art et d'industrie to 2 museums, 2 monasteries and an attraction.

MuseumLa Piscine, musée d'art et d'industriein townMuseumArchives nationales du monde du travailin townMuseumLa Manufacture, musée de la mémoire et de la création textilein townMonastery or conventMonastery or conventCouvent des Clarisses de Roubaixin townMonastery or conventMonastery or conventCouvent de la Visitation de Roubaixin townAttractionAttractionVélodrome André Pétrieuxin town

Best known first: by how many Wikipedia and sister-site articles cover each place (Wikidata’s count). It isn’t a ranking of how good they are.

Map

Where they are

The outermost point is Château du Sart, at 4.9 km.

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The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Roubaix; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN

By kind

How the list breaks down

19 museums or galleries and 14 other sights top the count.

Museums & galleries 18 museums · 1 gallery5 in town · 14 nearby
Châteaux & heritage 2 monasteries · 2 châteaux · 1 abbey2 in town · 3 nearby
Gardens 1 garden0 in town · 1 nearby
Zoos, parks & days out 2 zoos0 in town · 2 nearby
Other attractions 14 attractions5 in town · 9 nearby

Dark: in Roubaix. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.

Every place

Every place to visit

In town there are 12, and the list adds 29 more within 5 km of its centre.

The 12 places in Roubaix first, then those within 5 km of its centre.

The history of Roubaix → · Parks and trails in Roubaix →

Further afield

The wider area

Lille Métropole Musée d'Art moderne, d'Art contemporain et d'Art brut, at 6 km, heads the 12.

MuseumLille Métropole Musée d'Art moderne, d'Art contemporain et d'Art brut6 km south, in Villeneuve-d'AscqMuseumPalais des Beaux-Arts de Lille11 km southwest, in LilleChâteauChâteau de Flers6.8 km southwest, in Villeneuve-d'AscqCathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame-de-la-Treille9.9 km southwest, in LilleChâteauChâteauCitadelle de Lille11 km southwest, in LilleMuseumMusée d'Histoire naturelle de Lille11 km southwest, in LilleAttractionAttractionVieille Bourse10 km southwest, in LilleChâteauChâteauChâteau du Vert-Bois5.3 km northwest, in BonduesMuseumLouvre-Lens39 km southwest, in LensAttractionAttractionPlace du Général-de-Gaulle10 km southwest, in LilleMuseumHospice Comtesse9.8 km southwest, in LilleMuseumMaison natale de Charles de Gaulle9.8 km southwest, in Lille

Places within 40 km of Roubaix with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.

Places to visit in Roubaix: questions

What is there to see in Roubaix?

The first on our list in Roubaix are La Piscine, musée d'art et d'industrie, Archives nationales du monde du travail, La Manufacture, musée de la mémoire et de la création textile and Couvent des Clarisses de Roubaix. We list 12 places in town. Another 29 are within 5 km of the centre.

Are there museums in or near Roubaix?

19 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including La Piscine, musée d'art et d'industrie, Archives nationales du monde du travail, La Manufacture, musée de la mémoire et de la création textile and La Condition Publique, Maison Folie.

Which places in Roubaix are listed historic monuments?

One place on this page in Roubaix is a listed or registered historic monument (Mérimée): Couvent des Clarisses de Roubaix.

What well-known places are within a day out of Roubaix?

The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Lille Métropole Musée d'Art moderne, d'Art contemporain et d'Art brut (6 km), Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille (11 km), Château de Flers (6.8 km), Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-la-Treille (9.9 km).

How is this list made?

From OpenStreetMap and Wikidata: named museums, galleries, châteaux, abbeys, gardens, zoos, theme parks and other visitor attractions whose mapped point lies inside the commune of Roubaix, then those in the communes within 5 km of its centre, and well-known places within 40 km. Houses, ruins and gardens need a sign they’re open to visitors; places marked private, closed or disused are left out. The historic-monument link is the Culture ministry’s Mérimée record. A place that isn’t mapped isn’t listed, so this isn’t everything there is to see.

Sources: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0: descriptions, websites, Wikipedia articles), the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0), IGN commune boundaries. Distances are from the commune’s centre point.

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (15)

Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.