Arrondissement of Montbrison

Montbrison
Arrondissement
Montbrison from the road coming from Saint-Bonnet le Courreau
Montbrison from the road coming from Saint-Bonnet le Courreau
Location within the region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Location within the region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentLoire
No. of communes135
SubprefectureMontbrison
Area
1,943.2 km2 (750.3 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[1]
184,334
INSEE code421

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.[2]

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 1,959.5 km2 (756.6 sq mi),[3] and the second in population with 188,635 inhabitants and a density of 96.3 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 Montbrison there are 5 cantons:

  1. Andrézieux-Bouthéon (4201) (14 of 15 communes)
  2. Boën-sur-Lignon (4202) (41 of 54 communes)
  3. Feurs (4205)
  4. Montbrison (4207)
  5. Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert (4220)

Communes

The arrondissement of Montbrison has 136 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):[6]

  1. Aboën (42001)
  2. Ailleux (42002)
  3. Apinac (42006)
  4. Arthun (42009)
  5. Aveizieux (42010)
  6. Bard (42012)
  7. Bellegarde-en-Forez (42013)
  8. Boën-sur-Lignon (42019)
  9. Boisset-lès-Montrond (42020)
  10. Boisset-Saint-Priest (42021)
  11. Bonson (42022)
  12. Bussy-Albieux (42030)
  13. Cervières (42034)
  14. Cezay (42035)
  15. Chalain-d'Uzore (42037)
  16. Chalain-le-Comtal (42038)
  17. Chalmazel-Jeansagnière (42039)
  18. Chambéon (42041)
  19. Chambles (42042)
  20. Chambœuf (42043)
  21. Champdieu (42046)
  22. Châtelneuf (42054)
  23. Châtelus (42055)
  24. Chazelles-sur-Lavieu (42058)
  25. Chazelles-sur-Lyon (42059)
  26. Chenereilles (42060)
  27. Chevrières (42062)
  28. Civens (42065)
  29. Cleppé (42066)
  30. Cottance (42073)
  31. Craintilleux (42075)
  32. Cuzieu (42081)
  33. Débats-Rivière-d'Orpra (42084)
  34. Écotay-l'Olme (42087)
  35. Épercieux-Saint-Paul (42088)
  36. Essertines-en-Châtelneuf (42089)
  37. Essertines-en-Donzy (42090)
  38. Estivareilles (42091)
  39. Feurs (42094)
  40. Grammond (42102)
  41. Grézieux-le-Fromental (42105)
  42. Gumières (42107)
  43. Jas (42113)
  44. La Chamba (42040)
  45. La Chambonie (42045)
  46. La Chapelle-en-Lafaye (42050)
  47. La Côte-en-Couzan (42072)
  48. La Gimond (42100)
  49. La Tourette (42312)
  50. La Valla-sur-Rochefort (42321)
  51. Lavieu (42117)
  52. Leigneux (42119)
  53. Lérigneux (42121)
  54. Les Salles (42295)
  55. Lézigneux (42122)
  56. L'Hôpital-le-Grand (42108)
  57. L'Hôpital-sous-Rochefort (42109)
  58. Luriecq (42126)
  59. Magneux-Haute-Rive (42130)
  60. Marcilly-le-Châtel (42134)
  61. Marclopt (42135)
  62. Marcoux (42136)
  63. Margerie-Chantagret (42137)
  64. Maringes (42138)
  65. Marols (42140)
  66. Merle-Leignec (42142)
  67. Mizérieux (42143)
  68. Montarcher (42146)
  69. Montbrison (42147)
  70. Montchal (42148)
  71. Montrond-les-Bains (42149)
  72. Montverdun (42150)
  73. Mornand-en-Forez (42151)
  74. Nervieux (42155)
  75. Noirétable (42159)
  76. Palogneux (42164)
  77. Panissières (42165)
  78. Périgneux (42169)
  79. Poncins (42174)
  80. Pouilly-lès-Feurs (42175)
  81. Pralong (42179)
  82. Précieux (42180)
  83. Rivas (42185)
  84. Roche (42188)
  85. Rozier-Côtes-d'Aurec (42192)
  86. Rozier-en-Donzy (42193)
  87. Sail-sous-Couzan (42195)
  88. Saint-André-le-Puy (42200)
  89. Saint-Barthélemy-Lestra (42202)
  90. Saint-Bonnet-le-Château (42204)
  91. Saint-Bonnet-le-Courreau (42205)
  92. Saint-Bonnet-les-Oules (42206)
  93. Saint-Cyprien (42211)
  94. Saint-Cyr-les-Vignes (42214)
  95. Saint-Denis-sur-Coise (42216)
  96. Saint-Didier-sur-Rochefort (42217)
  97. Sainte-Agathe-la-Bouteresse (42197)
  98. Sainte-Foy-Saint-Sulpice (42221)
  99. Saint-Étienne-le-Molard (42219)
  100. Saint-Galmier (42222)
  101. Saint-Georges-en-Couzan (42227)
  102. Saint-Georges-Haute-Ville (42228)
  103. Saint-Hilaire-Cusson-la-Valmitte (42235)
  104. Saint-Jean-la-Vêtre (42238)
  105. Saint-Jean-Soleymieux (42240)
  106. Saint-Julien-la-Vêtre (42245)
  107. Saint-Just-en-Bas (42247)
  108. Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert (42279)
  109. Saint-Laurent-la-Conche (42251)
  110. Saint-Laurent-Rochefort (42252)
  111. Saint-Marcellin-en-Forez (42256)
  112. Saint-Martin-Lestra (42261)
  113. Saint-Maurice-en-Gourgois (42262)
  114. Saint-Médard-en-Forez (42264)
  115. Saint-Nizier-de-Fornas (42266)
  116. Saint-Paul-d'Uzore (42269)
  117. Saint-Priest-la-Vêtre (42278)
  118. Saint-Romain-le-Puy (42285)
  119. Saint-Sixte (42288)
  120. Saint-Thomas-la-Garde (42290)
  121. Saint-Thurin (42291)
  122. Salt-en-Donzy (42296)
  123. Salvizinet (42297)
  124. Sauvain (42298)
  125. Savigneux (42299)
  126. Soleymieux (42301)
  127. Sury-le-Comtal (42304)
  128. Trelins (42313)
  129. Unias (42315)
  130. Usson-en-Forez (42318)
  131. Valeille (42319)
  132. Veauche (42323)
  133. Veauchette (42324)
  134. Verrières-en-Forez (42328)
  135. Viricelles (42335)
  136. Virigneux (42336)

The communes with more inhabitants in the arrondissement are:

INSEE
code		 Commune Population[4]
(2014)		 Canton Intercommunality
42147 Montbrison 15,689 Montbrison CA Loire Forez
42279 Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert 14,448 Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert CA Loire Forez
42323 Veauche 8,787 Andrézieux-Bouthéon Forez-Est
42094 Feurs 7,997 Feurs Forez-Est
42304 Sury-le-Comtal 6,226 Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert CA Loire Forez
42222 Saint-Galmier 5,669 Andrézieux-Bouthéon Saint-Etienne Métropole
42149 Montrond-les-Bains 5,280 Andrézieux-Bouthéon Forez-Est
42059 Chazelles-sur-Lyon 5,150 Feurs Forez-Est
42256 Saint-Marcellin-en-Forez 4,587 Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert CA Loire Forez
42285 Saint-Romain-le-Puy 3,854 Montbrison CA Loire Forez

References

  1. ↑ "Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Historique de la Loire". Le SPLAF (in French). Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  3. ↑ "Arrondissement de Montbrison (421)". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Régions, départements, arrondissements, cantons et communes" (PDF). Populations légales 2014 (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  5. ↑ "Décret n° 2014-260 du 26 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de la Loire" (in French). Légifrance.gouv.fr. 2 March 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  6. ↑ "Arrondissement de Montbrison (421" (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 12 October 2017.

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