Arrondissement of Roanne

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.

### 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:

1. Boën-sur-Lignon <small>(4202)</small> (14 of 54 _communes_)
1. Charlieu <small>(4203)</small>
1. Le Coteau <small>(4204)</small>
1. Renaison <small>(4209)</small>
1. Roanne-1 <small>(4211)</small>
1. Roanne-2 <small>(4212)</small>

### Communes

The _arrondissement_ of Roanne has 115 _communes_; they are (with their INSEE codes):

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

The _communes_ with more inhabitants in the _arrondissement_ are:

|INSEE code !! _Commune_ !! Population <small>(2014)</small> !! Canton || Intercommunality|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|42187|Roanne|35,200|Roanne-1 and Roanne-2|CA Roannais|
|42184|Riorges|10,741|Roanne-2|CA Roannais|
|42127|Mably|7,678|Roanne-1|CA Roannais|
|42071|Le Coteau|6,797|Le Coteau|CA Roannais|
|42332|Villerest|4,739|Roanne-2|CA Roannais|
|42052|Charlieu|3,700|Charlieu|Charlieu-Belmont|
|42182|Renaison|3,029|Renaison|CA Roannais|
|42011|Balbigny|2,962|Le Coteau|Forez-Est|
|42069|Commelle-Vernay|2,838|Le Coteau|CA Roannais|
|42177|Pouilly-sous-Charlieu|2,501|Charlieu|Charlieu-Belmont|

## Related pages

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

## Infobox (french subdivision)

- **type**: arr
- **name**: Roanne
- **insee**: 422
- **nbcomm**: 113
- **prefecture**: n
- **seat**: Roanne
- **area**: 1779.9
- **image map**: Locator map of Arrondissement Roanne 2019.png
- **map caption**: Location within the region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes