The Canton of Roubaix-Est is a former French canton, located in the Nord department in the former region of Nord-Pas-de-Calais (now part of Hauts-de-France).
Composition The canton of Roubaix-Est consisted of two communes of Roubaix and Wattrelos. It had 31,644 inhabitants (municipal population) as of January 1, 2012.
History The canton of Roubaix-Est was created in 1867, by dividing the former canton of Roubaix. After the cantonal reorganisation of 2014, Roubaix-Est, along with Roubaix-Centre, Roubaix-Nord and Roubaix-Ouest, merged and split again to become the cantons of Roubaix-1 and Roubaix-2.
Mehdi Massrour (PS) was the last general councilor elected from canton, since 2011.
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See also
List of former cantons of France