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.

Composition
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:

 Boën-sur-Lignon (4202) (14 of 54 communes)
 Charlieu (4203)
 Le Coteau (4204)
 Renaison (4209)
 Roanne-1 (4211)
 Roanne-2 (4212)

Communes
The arrondissement of Roanne has 115 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):

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

The communes with more inhabitants in the arrondissement are:

 INSEEcode  Commune  Population(2014)  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

References

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