Canton of Croix

Croix (French pronunciation: [kʁwa] (listen); Picard: Crox) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is located northeast of the city of Lille about 7 km (4.3 mi) from the centre. The headquarters of Auchan, a hypermarket chain, are located in Croix.

The Palais Vaissier (also called the Château Vassier or Palais du Congo), was a large Orientalist mansion in Tourcoing, Nord, (France), which served as the distinctive home of industrialist Victor Vaissier. It was designed by French architect Édouard Dupire-Rozan and built in 1891–92, but was demolished in 1929. Two of its outbuildings, the residences of its concierge and the gardener, have been preserved, however, and can be viewed today from the street.

EDHEC Business School (French: Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales du Nord) is a French grandes écoles business school with campus locations in: Lille, France; Nice, France; Paris, France; London, UK; and Singapore. EDHEC holds the coveted triple accreditation of EQUIS, AACSB and AMBA. According to the Financial Times, the prestigious business school consistently ranks among the top 10 European business schools and is placed third in France, after HEC Paris and ESCP.EDHEC offers its flagship Master in Management, MSc International Finance, MBA and EMBA programs, specialized MSc programs, PhD program and executive education.In 2019, EDHEC had 8,600 students enrolled in traditional graduate and undergraduate programmes, 245 exchange and double-degree agreements with many academic institutions and a network of more than 40,000 alumni in over 125 countries.

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.

The Hôtel Prouvost is a historic hôtel particulier in Roubaix, France. It was built in 1878 for Charles Prouvost-Scrépel. It has been listed as an official historical monument since 1998.

Roubaix station (French: Gare de Roubaix) is a railway station serving the town Roubaix, Nord department, northern France.

La Piscine (French for "the swimming pool") 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.

Wasquehal (traditional pronunciation [wakal]; currently common pronunciation [waskal]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.The town originally had a Flemish name; it was written as Waskenhal in the 11th century.

The École nationale supérieure des arts et industries textiles (ENSAIT) is a French Engineering grand établissement (grande école) and a member of UP-TEX research cluster (Union Pôle Textile). ENSAIT is a higher education and research institute, gathering all the disciplines related to textiles. ENSAIT chairs include four departments related to education and research.

Mouvaux (French pronunciation: ​[muv'o]; Dutch: Mouvouw) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is part of the Métropole Européenne de Lille.

The Château du Sart is a château in the Sart-Babylone quarter of Villeneuve d'Ascq, the Nord department of France.

The Hôtel Auguste-Lepoutre is a historic hôtel particulier in Roubaix, Nord, France. It was built in 1880 for Amédée Prouvost-Yon. It was rented by Auguste Lepoutre from 1902 onwards, and it was turned into a police station in 1940. It has been listed as a monument historique since 1999.