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Timeline of Roubaix

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJan 10, 2026
Entity authorityQ23808434 ↗
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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.

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 of Roubaix-Est and Canton de Roubaix-Ouest created.

1868 – Société d'émulation de Roubaix founded.

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