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.

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

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		CommunePopulation[4]
(2014)		CantonIntercommunality
42147Montbrison15,689MontbrisonCA Loire Forez
42279Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert14,448Saint-Just-Saint-RambertCA Loire Forez
42323Veauche8,787Andrézieux-BouthéonForez-Est
42094Feurs7,997FeursForez-Est
42304Sury-le-Comtal6,226Saint-Just-Saint-RambertCA Loire Forez
42222Saint-Galmier5,669Andrézieux-BouthéonSaint-Etienne Métropole
42149Montrond-les-Bains5,280Andrézieux-BouthéonForez-Est
42059Chazelles-sur-Lyon5,150FeursForez-Est
42256Saint-Marcellin-en-Forez4,587Saint-Just-Saint-RambertCA Loire Forez
42285Saint-Romain-le-Puy3,854MontbrisonCA 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. "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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