Arrondissement of Roanne

arrondissement of France

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.

Roanne
Location within the region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Location within the region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentLoire
No. of communes113
SubprefectureRoanne
Area
1,779.9 km2 (687.2 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[1]
156,581
INSEE code422

History

When the Loire department was created in 1793, the arrondissement of Roanne was part of that original department.[2]

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 1,779.9 square kilometres (687.2 square miles),[3] and a population of 157,268 inhabitants with a density of 88.4 inhabitants/km².[4]

Composition

Cantons

After the reorganisation of the cantons in France,[5] 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:

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

Communes

The arrondissement of Roanne has 115 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):[6]

  1. Ambierle (42003)
  2. Amions (42004)
  3. Arcinges (42007)
  4. Arcon (42008)
  5. Balbigny (42011)
  6. Belleroche (42014)
  7. Belmont-de-la-Loire (42015)
  8. Boyer (42025)
  9. Briennon (42026)
  10. Bully (42027)
  11. Bussières (42029)
  12. Champoly (42047)
  13. Chandon (42048)
  14. Changy (42049)
  15. Charlieu (42052)
  16. Chausseterre (42339)
  17. Cherier (42061)
  18. Chirassimont (42063)
  19. Combre (42068)
  20. Commelle-Vernay (42069)
  21. Cordelle (42070)
  22. Coutouvre (42074)
  23. Cremeaux (42076)
  24. Croizet-sur-Gand (42077)
  25. Cuinzier (42079)
  26. Dancé (42082)
  27. Écoche (42086)
  28. Fourneaux (42098)
  29. Grézolles (42106)
  30. Jarnosse (42112)
  31. Juré (42116)
  32. La Bénisson-Dieu (42016)
  33. La Gresle (42104)
  34. La Pacaudière (42163)
  35. La Tuilière (42314)
  36. Lay (42118)
  37. Le Cergne (42033)
  38. Le Coteau (42071)
  39. Le Crozet (42078)
  40. Lentigny (42120)
  41. Les Noës (42158)
  42. Luré (42125)
  43. Mably (42127)
  44. Machézal (42128)
  45. Maizilly (42131)
  46. Mars (42141)
  47. Montagny (42145)
  48. Nandax (42152)
  49. Neaux (42153)
  50. Neulise (42156)
  51. Noailly (42157)
  52. Nollieux (42160)
  53. Notre-Dame-de-Boisset (42161)
  54. Néronde (42154)
  55. Ouches (42162)
  56. Parigny (42166)
  57. Perreux (42170)
  58. Pinay (42171)
  59. Pommiers (42173)
  60. Pouilly-les-Nonains (42176)
  61. Pouilly-sous-Charlieu (42177)
  62. Pradines (42178)
  63. Régny (42181)
  64. Renaison (42182)
  65. Riorges (42184)
  66. Roanne (42187)
  67. Sail-les-Bains (42194)
  68. Saint-Alban-les-Eaux (42198)
  69. Saint-André-d'Apchon (42199)
  70. Saint-Bonnet-des-Quarts (42203)
  71. Saint-Cyr-de-Favières (42212)
  72. Saint-Cyr-de-Valorges (42213)
  73. Saint-Denis-de-Cabanne (42215)
  74. Saint-Forgeux-Lespinasse (42220)
  75. Saint-Georges-de-Baroille (42226)
  76. Saint-Germain-Laval (42230)
  77. Saint-Germain-Lespinasse (42231)
  78. Saint-Germain-la-Montagne (42229)
  79. Saint-Haon-le-Châtel (42232)
  80. Saint-Haon-le-Vieux (42233)
  81. Saint-Hilaire-sous-Charlieu (42236)
  82. Saint-Jean-Saint-Maurice-sur-Loire (42239)
  83. Saint-Jodard (42241)
  84. Saint-Julien-d'Oddes (42243)
  85. Saint-Just-en-Chevalet (42248)
  86. Saint-Just-la-Pendue (42249)
  87. Saint-Léger-sur-Roanne (42253)
  88. Saint-Marcel-d'Urfé (42255)
  89. Saint-Marcel-de-Félines (42254)
  90. Saint-Martin-d'Estréaux (42257)
  91. Saint-Martin-la-Sauveté (42260)
  92. Saint-Nizier-sous-Charlieu (42267)
  93. Saint-Paul-de-Vézelin (42268)
  94. Saint-Pierre-la-Noaille (42273)
  95. Saint-Polgues (42274)
  96. Saint-Priest-la-Prugne (42276)
  97. Saint-Priest-la-Roche (42277)
  98. Saint-Rirand (42281)
  99. Saint-Romain-d'Urfé (42282)
  100. Saint-Romain-la-Motte (42284)
  101. Saint-Symphorien-de-Lay (42289)
  102. Saint-Victor-sur-Rhins (42293)
  103. Saint-Vincent-de-Boisset (42294)
  104. Sainte-Agathe-en-Donzy (42196)
  105. Sainte-Colombe-sur-Gand (42209)
  106. Sevelinges (42300)
  107. Souternon (42303)
  108. Urbise (42317)
  109. Vendranges (42325)
  110. Villemontais (42331)
  111. Villerest (42332)
  112. Villers (42333)
  113. Violay (42334)
  114. Vivans (42337)
  115. Vougy (42338)

The communes with more inhabitants in the arrondissement are:

INSEE
code
CommunePopulation[4]
(2014)
CantonIntercommunality
42187Roanne35,200Roanne-1 and Roanne-2CA Roannais
42184Riorges10,741Roanne-2CA Roannais
42127Mably7,678Roanne-1CA Roannais
42071Le Coteau6,797Le CoteauCA Roannais
42332Villerest4,739Roanne-2CA Roannais
42052Charlieu3,700CharlieuCharlieu-Belmont
42182Renaison3,029RenaisonCA Roannais
42011Balbigny2,962Le CoteauForez-Est
42069Commelle-Vernay2,838Le CoteauCA Roannais
42177Pouilly-sous-Charlieu2,501CharlieuCharlieu-Belmont

References

46°01′58″N 4°04′08″E / 46.03278°N 4.06889°E / 46.03278; 4.06889