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.

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 Saint-Étienne there are 12 cantons:

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

Communes
The arrondissement of Saint-Étienne has 75 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):

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

The communes with more inhabitants in the arrondissement are:

 INSEEcode  Commune  Population(2014)  Canton  Intercommunality 42218  Saint-Étienne  170,761  Saint-Étienne-1, Saint-Étienne-2, Saint-Étienne-3Saint-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

References

Saint-Etienne