Roanne

Roanne is a French commune, a subprefecture in the Loire department in central France. It is in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It is also the capital of the arrondissement of Roanne.

Geography
The commune of Roanne is in the north of the Loire department and has an area of . The average altitude is  and the city hall is an altitude of .

The distances from Roanne to other cities are:
 Paris, the national capital - ;
 Lyon, the regional capital - ;
 Reims - ;
 Bordeaux - ;
 Toulouse - ;
 Montpellier - ;
 Strasbourg - ;
 Nantes - ;
 Marseille - .

+ Roanne and its neighboring communes 350px|Map of the commune of Roanne

The commune of Roanne is surrounded by the communes:

The Loire river flows through the city. Two of its tributaries: Renaison and Rhins, also flow through the city and join the Loire in Roanne.

Climate
The climate of Roanne, in the Köppen climate classification, is Cfb - Oceanic climate with template summers.

Population
The inhabitants of Roanne are known, in French, as  Roannais (women: Roannaises).

With a population of 35,200, Roanne has a population density of  inhabitants/km2, the highest density in the department.

Evolution of the population in Roanne

Roanne forms, with other 14 communes, the urban area of Roanne with a population of 80,098 inhabitants (2014) and an area of . This urban area is the centre of the metropolitan area of Roanne, formed by 50 communes with a population of 107,348 inhabitants (2014) and an area of .

 Administration 
Roanne is a subprefecture of the Loire department, the capital of the arrondissement of Roanne and the administrative centre () of two cantons:
 Roanne-1, with 29,634 inhabitants (2014).
 Roanne-2, with 29,843 inhabitants (2014).

It is part of the intercommunality Roannais Agglomération ().

 Twinned and partner towns 
Roanne is twinned with:

  Nuneaton and Bedworth, United Kingdom
  Reutlingen, Germany
  Guadalajara, Spain
  Montevarchi, Italy
  Piatra Neamţ, Romania
  Legnica, Poland

Gallery

Related pages
 Arrondissement of Roanne
 Communes of the Loire department

References

Other websites

 City of Roanne website  
 Roannais tourisme 

Category:Communes in Loire
Category:Subprefectures in France