Arrondissement of Montbrison

The **arrondissement of Montbrison** 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 Montbrison.

## History
When the Loire department was created in 1793, the *arrondissement* of Montbrison was part of that original department.

## Geography
The *arrondissement* of Montbrison is bordered to the north by the *arrondissement* of Roanne, to the east by the Rhône department, to the southeast by the *arrondissement* of Saint-Étienne, to the south by the Haute-Loire department, and to the west by the Puy-de-Dôme department.

It is in the central part of the department and is the largest *arrondissement* with an area of , and the second in population with 188,635 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 Montbrison there are 5 cantons:

# Andrézieux-Bouthéon (4201) (14 of 15 *communes*)
# Boën-sur-Lignon (4202) (41 of 54 *communes*)
# Feurs (4205)
# Montbrison (4207)
# Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert (4220)

### Communes
The *arrondissement* of Montbrison has 136 *communes*; they are (with their INSEE codes):

 
# Aboën (42001)
# Ailleux (42002)
# Apinac (42006)
# Arthun (42009)
# Aveizieux (42010)
# Bard (42012)
# Bellegarde-en-Forez (42013)
# Boën-sur-Lignon (42019)
# Boisset-lès-Montrond (42020)
# Boisset-Saint-Priest (42021)
# Bonson (42022)
# Bussy-Albieux (42030)
# Cervières (42034)
# Cezay (42035)
# Chalain-d'Uzore (42037)
# Chalain-le-Comtal (42038)
# Chalmazel-Jeansagnière (42039)
# Chambéon (42041)
# Chambles (42042)
# Chambœuf (42043)
# Champdieu (42046)
# Châtelneuf (42054)
# Châtelus (42055)
# Chazelles-sur-Lavieu (42058)
# Chazelles-sur-Lyon (42059)
# Chenereilles (42060)
# Chevrières (42062)
# Civens (42065)
# Cleppé (42066)
# Cottance (42073)
# Craintilleux (42075)
# Cuzieu (42081)
# Débats-Rivière-d'Orpra (42084)
# Écotay-l'Olme (42087)
# Épercieux-Saint-Paul (42088)
# Essertines-en-Châtelneuf (42089)
# Essertines-en-Donzy (42090)
# Estivareilles (42091)
# Feurs (42094)
# Grammond (42102)
# Grézieux-le-Fromental (42105)
# Gumières (42107)
# Jas (42113)
# La Chamba (42040)
# La Chambonie (42045)
# La Chapelle-en-Lafaye (42050)
# La Côte-en-Couzan (42072)
# La Gimond (42100)
# La Tourette (42312)
# La Valla-sur-Rochefort (42321)
# Lavieu (42117)
# Leigneux (42119)
# Lérigneux (42121)
# Les Salles (42295)
# Lézigneux (42122)
# L'Hôpital-le-Grand (42108)
# L'Hôpital-sous-Rochefort (42109)
# Luriecq (42126)
# Magneux-Haute-Rive (42130)
# Marcilly-le-Châtel (42134)
# Marclopt (42135)
# Marcoux (42136)
# Margerie-Chantagret (42137)
# Maringes (42138)
# Marols (42140)
# Merle-Leignec (42142)
# Mizérieux (42143)
# Montarcher (42146)
# Montbrison (42147)
# Montchal (42148)
# Montrond-les-Bains (42149)
# Montverdun (42150)
# Mornand-en-Forez (42151)
# Nervieux (42155)
# Noirétable (42159)
# Palogneux (42164)
# Panissières (42165)
# Périgneux (42169)
# Poncins (42174)
# Pouilly-lès-Feurs (42175)
# Pralong (42179)
# Précieux (42180)
# Rivas (42185)
# Roche (42188)
# Rozier-Côtes-d'Aurec (42192)
# Rozier-en-Donzy (42193)
# Sail-sous-Couzan (42195)
# Saint-André-le-Puy (42200)
# Saint-Barthélemy-Lestra (42202)
# Saint-Bonnet-le-Château (42204)
# Saint-Bonnet-le-Courreau (42205)
# Saint-Bonnet-les-Oules (42206)
# Saint-Cyprien (42211)
# Saint-Cyr-les-Vignes (42214)
# Saint-Denis-sur-Coise (42216)
# Saint-Didier-sur-Rochefort (42217)
# Sainte-Agathe-la-Bouteresse (42197)
# Sainte-Foy-Saint-Sulpice (42221)
# Saint-Étienne-le-Molard (42219)
# Saint-Galmier (42222)
# Saint-Georges-en-Couzan (42227)
# Saint-Georges-Haute-Ville (42228)
# Saint-Hilaire-Cusson-la-Valmitte (42235)
# Saint-Jean-la-Vêtre (42238)
# Saint-Jean-Soleymieux (42240)
# Saint-Julien-la-Vêtre (42245)
# Saint-Just-en-Bas (42247)
# Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert (42279)
# Saint-Laurent-la-Conche (42251)
# Saint-Laurent-Rochefort (42252)
# Saint-Marcellin-en-Forez (42256)
# Saint-Martin-Lestra (42261)
# Saint-Maurice-en-Gourgois (42262)
# Saint-Médard-en-Forez (42264)
# Saint-Nizier-de-Fornas (42266)
# Saint-Paul-d'Uzore (42269)
# Saint-Priest-la-Vêtre (42278)
# Saint-Romain-le-Puy (42285)
# Saint-Sixte (42288)
# Saint-Thomas-la-Garde (42290)
# Saint-Thurin (42291)
# Salt-en-Donzy (42296)
# Salvizinet (42297)
# Sauvain (42298)
# Savigneux (42299)
# Soleymieux (42301)
# Sury-le-Comtal (42304)
# Trelins (42313)
# Unias (42315)
# Usson-en-Forez (42318)
# Valeille (42319)
# Veauche (42323)
# Veauchette (42324)
# Verrières-en-Forez (42328)
# Viricelles (42335)
# Virigneux (42336)

The *communes* with more inhabitants in the *arrondissement* are:

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

## References