The arrondissement of Roanne 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 Roanne.

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

Geography
The arrondissement of Roanne is bordered to the north by the Saône-et-Loire department, to the east by the Rhône department, to the south by the arrondissement of Montbrison, to the southwest by the Puy-de-Dôme department, and to the west by the Allier department.

It is the most northern arrondissement of the department; it has an area of , and a population of 157,268 inhabitants with 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 Roanne there are 6 cantons:

 Boën-sur-Lignon (4202) (14 of 54 communes)
 Charlieu (4203)
 Le Coteau (4204)
 Renaison (4209)
 Roanne-1 (4211)
 Roanne-2 (4212)

Communes
The arrondissement of Roanne has 115 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):

 Ambierle (42003)
 Amions (42004)
 Arcinges (42007)
 Arcon (42008)
 Balbigny (42011)
 Belleroche (42014)
 Belmont-de-la-Loire (42015)
 Boyer (42025)
 Briennon (42026)
 Bully (42027)
 Bussières (42029)
 Champoly (42047)
 Chandon (42048)
 Changy (42049)
 Charlieu (42052)
 Chausseterre (42339)
 Cherier (42061)
 Chirassimont (42063)
 Combre (42068)
 Commelle-Vernay (42069)
 Cordelle (42070)
 Coutouvre (42074)
 Cremeaux (42076)
 Croizet-sur-Gand (42077)
 Cuinzier (42079)
 Dancé (42082)
 Écoche (42086)
 Fourneaux (42098)
 Grézolles (42106)
 Jarnosse (42112)
 Juré (42116)
 La Bénisson-Dieu (42016)
 La Gresle (42104)
 La Pacaudière (42163)
 La Tuilière (42314)
 Lay (42118)
 Le Cergne (42033)
 Le Coteau (42071)
 Le Crozet (42078)
 Lentigny (42120)
 Les Noës (42158)
 Luré (42125)
 Mably (42127)
 Machézal (42128)
 Maizilly (42131)
 Mars (42141)
 Montagny (42145)
 Nandax (42152)
 Neaux (42153)
 Neulise (42156)
 Noailly (42157)
 Nollieux (42160)
 Notre-Dame-de-Boisset (42161)
 Néronde (42154)
 Ouches (42162)
 Parigny (42166)
 Perreux (42170)
 Pinay (42171)
 Pommiers (42173)
 Pouilly-les-Nonains (42176)
 Pouilly-sous-Charlieu (42177)
 Pradines (42178)
 Régny (42181)
 Renaison (42182)
 Riorges (42184)
 Roanne (42187)
 Sail-les-Bains (42194)
 Saint-Alban-les-Eaux (42198)
 Saint-André-d'Apchon (42199)
 Saint-Bonnet-des-Quarts (42203)
 Saint-Cyr-de-Favières (42212)
 Saint-Cyr-de-Valorges (42213)
 Saint-Denis-de-Cabanne (42215)
 Saint-Forgeux-Lespinasse (42220)
 Saint-Georges-de-Baroille (42226)
 Saint-Germain-Laval (42230)
 Saint-Germain-Lespinasse (42231)
 Saint-Germain-la-Montagne (42229)
 Saint-Haon-le-Châtel (42232)
 Saint-Haon-le-Vieux (42233)
 Saint-Hilaire-sous-Charlieu (42236)
 Saint-Jean-Saint-Maurice-sur-Loire (42239)
 Saint-Jodard (42241)
 Saint-Julien-d'Oddes (42243)
 Saint-Just-en-Chevalet (42248)
 Saint-Just-la-Pendue (42249)
 Saint-Léger-sur-Roanne (42253)
 Saint-Marcel-d'Urfé (42255)
 Saint-Marcel-de-Félines (42254)
 Saint-Martin-d'Estréaux (42257)
 Saint-Martin-la-Sauveté (42260)
 Saint-Nizier-sous-Charlieu (42267)
 Saint-Paul-de-Vézelin (42268)
 Saint-Pierre-la-Noaille (42273)
 Saint-Polgues (42274)
 Saint-Priest-la-Prugne (42276)
 Saint-Priest-la-Roche (42277)
 Saint-Rirand (42281)
 Saint-Romain-d'Urfé (42282)
 Saint-Romain-la-Motte (42284)
 Saint-Symphorien-de-Lay (42289)
 Saint-Victor-sur-Rhins (42293)
 Saint-Vincent-de-Boisset (42294)
 Sainte-Agathe-en-Donzy (42196)
 Sainte-Colombe-sur-Gand (42209)
 Sevelinges (42300)
 Souternon (42303)
 Urbise (42317)
 Vendranges (42325)
 Villemontais (42331)
 Villerest (42332)
 Villers (42333)
 Violay (42334)
 Vivans (42337)
 Vougy (42338)

The communes with more inhabitants in the arrondissement are:

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

References

Roanne
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes