Title: Montbrison, Loire Content: Montbrison is a French commune, a subprefecture in the Loire department in central France. It is in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It is also the capital of the arrondissement of Montbrison. ==Geography== The commune of Montbrison is in the centre of the Loire department and has an area of . The average altitude is and the city hall is an altitude of . The distances from Montbrison to other cities are: * Paris, the national capital - ; * Lyon, the regional capital - ; * Reims - ; * Bordeaux - ; * Toulouse - ; * Montpellier - ; * Strasbourg - ; * Nantes - ; * Marseille - .  The commune of Montbrison is surrounded by the communes: Two small rivers flow through the commune: * Vizézy - long. * Moingt - long. ===Climate=== The climate of Montbrison, in the Köppen climate classification, is Cfb - Oceanic climate with template summers. ==Population== The inhabitants of this city are known, in French, as Montbrisonnais (women: Montbrisonnaises). With a population of 15,689, Montbrison has a population density of inhabitants/km2. Evolution of the population in Montbrison Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9) id:darkgrey value:gray(0.7) id:sfondo value:rgb(1,1,1) id:barra value:rgb(0.6,0.7,0.8) ImageSize = width:500 height:373 PlotArea = left:50 bottom:30 top:30 right:30 DateFormat = x.y Period = from:0 till:20000 TimeAxis = orientation:vertical AlignBars = justify ScaleMajor = gridcolor:darkgrey increment:5000 start:0 ScaleMinor = gridcolor:lightgrey increment:2500 start:0 BackgroundColors = canvas:sfondo BarData= bar:1968 text:1968 bar:1975 text:1975 bar:1982 text:1982 bar:1990 text:1990 bar:1999 text:1999 bar:2006 text:2006 bar:2014 text:2014 PlotData= color:barra width:30 align:left bar:1968 from:0 till: 11213 bar:1975 from:0 till: 12451 bar:1982 from:0 till: 13280 bar:1990 from:0 till: 14064 bar:1999 from:0 till: 14589 bar:2006 from:0 till: 15127 bar:2014 from:0 till: 15689 PlotData= bar:1968 at: 11213 fontsize:S text: 11,213 shift:(-12,5) bar:1975 at: 12451 fontsize:S text: 12,451 shift:(-18,5) bar:1982 at: 13280 fontsize:S text: 13,280 shift:(-18,5) bar:1990 at: 14064 fontsize:S text: 14,064 shift:(-18,5) bar:1999 at: 14589 fontsize:S text: 14,589 shift:(-18,5) bar:2006 at: 15127 fontsize:S text: 15,127 shift:(-18,5) bar:2014 at: 15689 fontsize:S text: 15,689 shift:(-18,5) Montbrison forms, with other 5 communes, the urban area of Montbrison with a population of 23,329 inhabitants (2014) and an area of . This urban area is the centre of the metropolitan area of Montbrison, formed by 13 communes with a population of 27,829 inhabitants (2014) and an area of . == Administration == Montbrison is a subprefecture of the Loire department, the capital of the arrondissement of Montbrison and the administrative centre  of the canton of Montbrison, with 40,780 inhabitants (2014). It is part of the intercommunality Loire Forez . === Twinned and partner towns === Montbrison is twinned with: * Sežana, Slovenia ==Gallery== File:Montbrison in 2007 - 04.JPG|View of the city. File:Montbrison in 2007 - 01.JPG|View of the dome of the Justice Palace. File:Montbrison - Pont d'Ecotay -2.JPG|Pont d'Ecotay. File:Montbrison (Loire)-P1080401.jpg|Montbrison train station. File:Montbrison - La Vizézy.JPG|The Vizézy river in Montbrison. ==Related pages== * Arrondissement of Montbrison * Communes of the Loire department