Arrondissements of the Loire department

There are 3 arrondissements in the Loire department. The French departments, and in other countries, are divided into arrondissements, which may be translated into English as districts (in some cases, as boroughs). The capital of an arrondissement is called a subprefecture.

If the prefecture (capital) of the department is in an arrondissement, that prefecture is the capital of the arrondissement, acting both as a prefecture and as a subprefecture.

Arrondissements are further divided into communes.

The 3 arrondissements of Loire are:


+ Arrondissements of the Loire INSEEcode  Arrondissement  Capital  Population(2014)  Area(km²)  Density(Inh./km²)  Communes 421  Montbrison  Montbrison 188,635  1,959.5    136 422  Roanne  Roanne  157,268  1,779.9    115 423  Saint-Étienne  Saint-Étienne  411,402  1,041.2    75
History
Since its creation, the Loire department has had some changes:
 1793 : creation of the Loire department with three districts: Montbrison, Roanne and Saint-Étienne, the capital was Feurs.
 1795 : the capital was moved to Montbrison.
 1800 : creation of the arrondissements: Montbrison, Roanne and Saint-Étienne.
 1855 : the capital was moved from Montbrison to Saint-Étienne.

Related pages
 Arrondissement of Montbrison
 Arrondissement of Roanne
 Arrondissement of Saint-Étienne
 List of arrondissements of France

References

Loire
Category:Lists of arrondissements of France