Tourcoing (t
rkwăN`), city (1990 pop. 94,424), Nord dept., N France, in French Flanders. With the adjacent city of Roubaix Roubaix (rbā`), city (1990 pop. 98,179), Nord dept.
..... Click the link for more information. , it forms one of the most important textile centers of France. In 1491, Albert Maximilian I granted Tourcoing a city charter in recognition of its important textile industry. Albert Roussel, the composer, was born in Tourcoing.
Tourcoing
rkwăN`), city (1990 pop. 94,424), Nord dept., N France, in French Flanders. With the adjacent city of Roubaix Roubaix (rbā`), city (1990 pop. 98,179), Nord dept...... Click the link for more information. , it forms one of the most important textile centers of France. In 1491, Albert Maximilian I granted Tourcoing a city charter in recognition of its important textile industry. Albert Roussel, the composer, was born in Tourcoing.
Tourcoing
a town in NE France: textile manufacturing. Pop.: 93 540 (1999)
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