Fosse aux Chênes

Fosse aux Chênes is a quarter in Roubaix, Arrondissement of Lille, Hauts-de-France. Fosse aux Chênes is situated nearby to the quarter Nations Unies, as well as near Hommelet.

Places of Interest

Highlights include ENSAIT and Gare de Roubaix.

ENSAIT

College

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The École nationale supérieure des arts et industries textiles is a French Engineering grand établissement and a member of UP-TEX research cluster. ENSAIT is a higher education and research institute, gathering all the disciplines related to textiles.

Gare de Roubaix

Railway station

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Roubaix station is a railway station serving the town Roubaix, Nord department, northern France.

La Piscine Museum

Museum

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La Piscine is a museum of art and industry, located in the city of Roubaix in northern France. It is more formally known as La Piscine-Musée d'Art et d'Industrie André Diligent or Le musée d'Art et d'Industrie de la ville de Roubaix, but its common name derives from the fact that it is housed in a former indoor swimming pool, with a notable art deco interior.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Roubaix and Croix.

Roubaix

Town

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Roubaix is a city in northern France, located in the Lille metropolitan area on the Belgian border. It is a historically mono-industrial commune in the Nord department, which grew rapidly in the 19th century from its textile industries, with most of the same characteristic features as those of English and American boom towns.

Croix

Town

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Croix is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is located northeast of the city of Lille about 7 km from the centre. The headquarters of Auchan, a hypermarket chain, are located in Croix.