The arrondissement of Montbrison is an arrondissement of France.  It is part of the Loire département, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Its capital, and a subprefecture of the department, is the city of Montbrison.

History
When the Loire department was created in 1793, the arrondissement of Montbrison was part of that original department.

Geography
The arrondissement of Montbrison is bordered to the north by the arrondissement of Roanne, to the east by the Rhône department, to the southeast by the arrondissement of Saint-Étienne, to the south by the Haute-Loire department, and to the west by the Puy-de-Dôme department.

It is in the central part of the department and is the largest arrondissement with an area of , and the second in population with 188,635 inhabitants and a density of  inhabitants/km².

Composition

Cantons
After the reorganisation of the cantons in France, cantons are not subdivisions of the arrondissements so they could have communes that belong to different arrondissements.

In the arrondissement of Montbrison there are 5 cantons:

 Andrézieux-Bouthéon (4201) (14 of 15 communes)
 Boën-sur-Lignon (4202) (41 of 54 communes)
 Feurs (4205)
 Montbrison (4207)
 Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert (4220)

Communes
The arrondissement of Montbrison has 136 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):

 
 Aboën (42001)
 Ailleux (42002)
 Apinac (42006)
 Arthun (42009)
 Aveizieux (42010)
 Bard (42012)
 Bellegarde-en-Forez (42013)
 Boën-sur-Lignon (42019)
 Boisset-lès-Montrond (42020)
 Boisset-Saint-Priest (42021)
 Bonson (42022)
 Bussy-Albieux (42030)
 Cervières (42034)
 Cezay (42035)
 Chalain-d'Uzore (42037)
 Chalain-le-Comtal (42038)
 Chalmazel-Jeansagnière (42039)
 Chambéon (42041)
 Chambles (42042)
 Chambœuf (42043)
 Champdieu (42046)
 Châtelneuf (42054)
 Châtelus (42055)
 Chazelles-sur-Lavieu (42058)
 Chazelles-sur-Lyon (42059)
 Chenereilles (42060)
 Chevrières (42062)
 Civens (42065)
 Cleppé (42066)
 Cottance (42073)
 Craintilleux (42075)
 Cuzieu (42081)
 Débats-Rivière-d'Orpra (42084)
 Écotay-l'Olme (42087)
 Épercieux-Saint-Paul (42088)
 Essertines-en-Châtelneuf (42089)
 Essertines-en-Donzy (42090)
 Estivareilles (42091)
 Feurs (42094)
 Grammond (42102)
 Grézieux-le-Fromental (42105)
 Gumières (42107)
 Jas (42113)
 La Chamba (42040)
 La Chambonie (42045)
 La Chapelle-en-Lafaye (42050)
 La Côte-en-Couzan (42072)
 La Gimond (42100)
 La Tourette (42312)
 La Valla-sur-Rochefort (42321)
 Lavieu (42117)
 Leigneux (42119)
 Lérigneux (42121)
 Les Salles (42295)
 Lézigneux (42122)
 L'Hôpital-le-Grand (42108)
 L'Hôpital-sous-Rochefort (42109)
 Luriecq (42126)
 Magneux-Haute-Rive (42130)
 Marcilly-le-Châtel (42134)
 Marclopt (42135)
 Marcoux (42136)
 Margerie-Chantagret (42137)
 Maringes (42138)
 Marols (42140)
 Merle-Leignec (42142)
 Mizérieux (42143)
 Montarcher (42146)
 Montbrison (42147)
 Montchal (42148)
 Montrond-les-Bains (42149)
 Montverdun (42150)
 Mornand-en-Forez (42151)
 Nervieux (42155)
 Noirétable (42159)
 Palogneux (42164)
 Panissières (42165)
 Périgneux (42169)
 Poncins (42174)
 Pouilly-lès-Feurs (42175)
 Pralong (42179)
 Précieux (42180)
 Rivas (42185)
 Roche (42188)
 Rozier-Côtes-d'Aurec (42192)
 Rozier-en-Donzy (42193)
 Sail-sous-Couzan (42195)
 Saint-André-le-Puy (42200)
 Saint-Barthélemy-Lestra (42202)
 Saint-Bonnet-le-Château (42204)
 Saint-Bonnet-le-Courreau (42205)
 Saint-Bonnet-les-Oules (42206)
 Saint-Cyprien (42211)
 Saint-Cyr-les-Vignes (42214)
 Saint-Denis-sur-Coise (42216)
 Saint-Didier-sur-Rochefort (42217)
 Sainte-Agathe-la-Bouteresse (42197)
 Sainte-Foy-Saint-Sulpice (42221)
 Saint-Étienne-le-Molard (42219)
 Saint-Galmier (42222)
 Saint-Georges-en-Couzan (42227)
 Saint-Georges-Haute-Ville (42228)
 Saint-Hilaire-Cusson-la-Valmitte (42235)
 Saint-Jean-la-Vêtre (42238)
 Saint-Jean-Soleymieux (42240)
 Saint-Julien-la-Vêtre (42245)
 Saint-Just-en-Bas (42247)
 Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert (42279)
 Saint-Laurent-la-Conche (42251)
 Saint-Laurent-Rochefort (42252)
 Saint-Marcellin-en-Forez (42256)
 Saint-Martin-Lestra (42261)
 Saint-Maurice-en-Gourgois (42262)
 Saint-Médard-en-Forez (42264)
 Saint-Nizier-de-Fornas (42266)
 Saint-Paul-d'Uzore (42269)
 Saint-Priest-la-Vêtre (42278)
 Saint-Romain-le-Puy (42285)
 Saint-Sixte (42288)
 Saint-Thomas-la-Garde (42290)
 Saint-Thurin (42291)
 Salt-en-Donzy (42296)
 Salvizinet (42297)
 Sauvain (42298)
 Savigneux (42299)
 Soleymieux (42301)
 Sury-le-Comtal (42304)
 Trelins (42313)
 Unias (42315)
 Usson-en-Forez (42318)
 Valeille (42319)
 Veauche (42323)
 Veauchette (42324)
 Verrières-en-Forez (42328)
 Viricelles (42335)
 Virigneux (42336)

The communes with more inhabitants in the arrondissement are:

Related pages
 Arrondissements of the Loire department
 List of arrondissements of France

References

Montbrison
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes