Arrondissement of Montbrison

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.

### 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:

1. Andrézieux-Bouthéon <small>(4201)</small> (14 of 15 _communes_)
1. Boën-sur-Lignon <small>(4202)</small> (41 of 54 _communes_)
1. Feurs <small>(4205)</small>
1. Montbrison <small>(4207)</small>
1. Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert <small>(4220)</small>

### Communes

The _arrondissement_ of Montbrison has 136 _communes_; they are (with their INSEE codes):

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

The _communes_ with more inhabitants in the _arrondissement_ are:

|INSEE code !! _Commune_ !! Population <small>(2014)</small> !! Canton || Intercommunality|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|42147|Montbrison|15,689|Montbrison|CA Loire Forez|
|42279|Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert|14,448|Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert|CA Loire Forez|
|42323|Veauche|8,787|Andrézieux-Bouthéon|Forez-Est|
|42094|Feurs|7,997|Feurs|Forez-Est|
|42304|Sury-le-Comtal|6,226|Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert|CA Loire Forez|
|42222|Saint-Galmier|5,669|Andrézieux-Bouthéon|Saint-Etienne Métropole|
|42149|Montrond-les-Bains|5,280|Andrézieux-Bouthéon|Forez-Est|
|42059|Chazelles-sur-Lyon|5,150|Feurs|Forez-Est|
|42256|Saint-Marcellin-en-Forez|4,587|Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert|CA Loire Forez|
|42285|Saint-Romain-le-Puy|3,854|Montbrison|CA Loire Forez|

## Related pages

- Arrondissements of the Loire department
- List of arrondissements of France

## Infobox (french subdivision)

- **type**: arr
- **name**: Montbrison
- **image skyline**: D69 - Montbrison (42).JPG
- **image caption**: Montbrison from the road coming from Saint-Bonnet le Courreau
- **insee**: 421
- **nbcomm**: 135
- **prefecture**: n
- **seat**: Montbrison, Loire, Montbrison
- **area**: 1943.2
- **image map**: Locator map of Arrondissement Montbrison 2019.png
- **map caption**: Location within the region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes