Arrondissement of Saint-Étienne

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.

### 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:

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

### Communes

The _arrondissement_ of Saint-Étienne has 75 _communes_; they are (with their INSEE codes):

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

The _communes_ with more inhabitants in the _arrondissement_ are:

|INSEE code !! _Commune_ !! Population <small>(2014)</small> !! Canton || Intercommunality|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|42218|Saint-Étienne|170,761|Saint-Étienne-1, Saint-Étienne-2, Saint-Étienne-3 Saint-Étienne-4, Saint-Étienne-5, Saint-Étienne-6 || Saint-Etienne Métropole||
|42207|Saint-Chamond|35,097|Saint-Chamond|Saint-Etienne Métropole|
|42095|Firminy|16,931|Firminy|Saint-Etienne Métropole|
|42186|Rive-de-Gier|14,730|Rive-de-Gier|Saint-Etienne Métropole|
|42044|Le Chambon-Feugerolles|12,582|Saint-Étienne-2|Saint-Etienne Métropole|
|42189|Roche-la-Molière|9,925|Saint-Étienne-3|Saint-Etienne Métropole|
|42005|Andrézieux-Bouthéon|9,876|Andrézieux-Bouthéon|Saint-Etienne Métropole|
|42316|Unieux|8,927|Firminy|Saint-Etienne Métropole|
|42330|Villars|8,054|Saint-Étienne-4|Saint-Etienne Métropole|
|42302|Sorbiers|7,985|Sorbiers|Saint-Etienne Métropole|

## Related pages

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

## Infobox (french subdivision)

- **type**: arr
- **name**: Saint-Étienne
- **insee**: 423
- **nbcomm**: 75
- **prefecture**: y
- **seat**: Saint-Étienne
- **area**: 1057.5
- **image map**: Locator map of Arrondissement Saint-Étienne 2019.png
- **map caption**: Location within the region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes