The arrondissement of Saint-Étienne is an arrondissement of France.  It is part of the Loire département, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Its capital, and the prefecture of the department, is the city of Saint-Étienne.

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

Geography
The arrondissement of Saint-Étienne is bordered to the north and northeast by the Rhône department, to the east by the Isère department, to the southeast by the Ardèche department, to the southwest by the Haute-Loire department, and to the northwest by the arrondissement of Montbrison.

It is the most southern arrondissement of the department and the smallest with an area of , but the one with more people living in it with a population of 411,402 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 Saint-Étienne there are 12 cantons:

 Andrézieux-Bouthéon (4201) (partly)
 Firminy (4206)
 Le Pilat (4208)
 Rive-de-Gier (4210)
 Saint-Chamond (4213)
 Saint-Étienne-1 (4214)
 Saint-Étienne-2 (4215)
 Saint-Étienne-3 (4216)
 Saint-Étienne-4 (4217)
 Saint-Étienne-5 (4218)
 Saint-Étienne-6 (4219)
 Sorbiers (4221)

Communes
The arrondissement of Saint-Étienne has 75 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):

 Andrézieux-Bouthéon (42005)
 Bessey (42018)
 Bourg-Argental (42023)
 Burdignes (42028)
 Çaloire (42031)
 Cellieu (42032)
 Chagnon (42036)
 Châteauneuf (42053)
 Chavanay (42056)
 Chuyer (42064)
 Colombier (42067)
 Dargoire (42083)
 Doizieux (42085)
 Farnay (42093)
 Firminy (42095)
 Fontanès (42096)
 Fraisses (42099)
 Genilac (42225)
 Graix (42101)
 Jonzieux (42115)
 La Chapelle-Villars (42051)
 La Fouillouse (42097)
 La Grand-Croix (42103)
 La Ricamarie (42183)
 La Talaudière (42305)
 La Terrasse-sur-Dorlay (42308)
 La Tour-en-Jarez (42311)
 La Valla-en-Gier (42322)
 La Versanne (42329)
 Le Bessat (42017)
 Le Chambon-Feugerolles (42044)
 L'Étrat (42092)
 L'Horme (42110)
 Lorette (42123)
 Lupé (42124)
 Maclas (42129)
 Malleval (42132)
 Marcenod (42133)
 Marlhes (42139)
 Pavezin (42167)
 Pélussin (42168)
 Planfoy (42172)
 Rive-de-Gier (42186)
 Roche-la-Molière (42189)
 Roisey (42191)
 Saint-Appolinard (42201)
 Saint-Chamond (42207)
 Saint-Christo-en-Jarez (42208)
 Sainte-Croix-en-Jarez (42210)
 Saint-Étienne (42218)
 Saint-Genest-Lerpt (42223)
 Saint-Genest-Malifaux (42224)
 Saint-Héand (42234)
 Saint-Jean-Bonnefonds (42237)
 Saint-Joseph (42242)
 Saint-Julien-Molin-Molette (42246)
 Saint-Martin-la-Plaine (42259)
 Saint-Michel-sur-Rhône (42265)
 Saint-Paul-en-Cornillon (42270)
 Saint-Paul-en-Jarez (42271)
 Saint-Pierre-de-Bœuf (42272)
 Saint-Priest-en-Jarez (42275)
 Saint-Régis-du-Coin (42280)
 Saint-Romain-en-Jarez (42283)
 Saint-Romain-les-Atheux (42286)
 Saint-Sauveur-en-Rue (42287) 
 Sorbiers (42302)
 Tarentaise (42306)
 Tartaras (42307)
 Thélis-la-Combe (42310)
 Unieux (42316)
 Valfleury (42320)
 Véranne (42326)
 Vérin (42327)
 Villars (42330)

The communes with more inhabitants in the arrondissement are:

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

References

Saint-Etienne
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes