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:

## Related pages
* Arrondissements of the Loire department
* List of arrondissements of France

## References