Eglise Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Roubaix

Eglise Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Roubaix is a church in Roubaix, Arrondissement of Lille, Hauts-de-France. Eglise Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Roubaix is situated nearby to the village green Place du Travail, as well as near the park Parc de la Potennerie.

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Type: Church
Description: church in Roubaix, France
Also known as: “Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include EDHEC Business School and Roubaix Velodrome.

EDHEC Business School

College

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The École des Hautes Études Commerciales du Nord, commonly known as EDHEC Business School or simply EDHEC, is a French business school and grande école founded in 1906. EDHEC Business School is situated 1¼ km southwest of Eglise Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Roubaix.

Roubaix Velodrome

Stadium

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The Roubaix Velodrome is a velodrome in Roubaix, Nord, France. It was opened in 1936 and has hosted the finish of the one-day "monument classic" cycling race Paris–Roubaix since 1943, and the Paris–Roubaix Femmes since its inception in 2021. Roubaix Velodrome is situated 2 km east of Eglise Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Roubaix.

Villa Cavrois

Museum

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Villa Cavrois in Croix is a large modernist mansion built in 1932 by French architect Robert Mallet-Stevens for Paul Cavrois, an industrialist from Roubaix active in the textile industry. Villa Cavrois is situated 2 km southwest of Eglise Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Roubaix.

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.