Montbrison, Loire

**Montbrison** 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 Montbrison.

## Geography
The *commune* of Montbrison is in the centre of the Loire department and has an area of . The average altitude is  and the city hall is an altitude of .

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

The *commune* of Montbrison is surrounded by the *communes*:

Two small rivers flow through the *commune*:
* **Vizézy** -  long.
* **Moingt** -  long.

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

## Population
The inhabitants of this city are known, in French, as *Montbrisonnais* (women: *Montbrisonnaises*).

With a population of 15,689, Montbrison has a population density of  inhabitants/km2.

**Evolution of the population in Montbrison**

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Montbrison forms, with other 5 *communes*, the urban area of Montbrison with a population of 23,329 inhabitants (2014) and an area of . This urban area is the centre of the metropolitan area of Montbrison, formed by 13 *communes* with a population of 27,829 inhabitants (2014) and an area of .

## Administration 
Montbrison is a subprefecture of the Loire department, the capital of the *arrondissement* of Montbrison and the administrative centre () of the canton of Montbrison, with 40,780 inhabitants (2014).

It is part of the intercommunality *Loire Forez* ().

### Twinned and partner towns 
Montbrison is twinned with:
*  Sežana, Slovenia

## Gallery

File:Montbrison in 2007 - 04.JPG|View of the city.
File:Montbrison in 2007 - 01.JPG|View of the dome of the Justice Palace.
File:Montbrison - Pont d'Ecotay -2.JPG|''Pont d'Ecotay''.
File:Montbrison (Loire)-P1080401.jpg|Montbrison train station.
File:Montbrison - La Vizézy.JPG|The Vizézy river in Montbrison.

## Related pages
* Arrondissement of Montbrison
* Communes of the Loire department

## References
## Other websites
* Mairie de Montbrison website