Canton of Roubaix-Est

The Canton of Roubaix-Est is a former French canton, located in the Nord department in the former region of Nord-Pas-de-Calais.

Composition

The canton of Roubaix-Est consisted of two communes of Roubaix and Wattrelos. It had 31,644 inhabitants 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 was the last general councilor elected from canton, since 2011.