Arrondissement of Saint-Étienne

The arrondissement of Saint-Étienne is an arrondissement of France. It is part of the Loire département, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Its capital, and the prefecture of the department, is the city of Saint-Étienne.

Saint-Étienne
Arrondissement
Location within the region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Location within the region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentLoire
No. of communes75
PrefectureSaint-Étienne
Area
1,057.5 km2 (408.3 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[1]
424,719
INSEE code423

History

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

Geography

The arrondissement of Saint-Étienne is bordered to the north and northeast by the Rhône department, to the east by the Isère department, to the southeast by the Ardèche department, to the southwest by the Haute-Loire department, and to the northwest by the arrondissement of Montbrison.

It is the most southern arrondissement of the department and the smallest with an area of 1,041.2 km2 (402.0 sq mi),[3] but the one with more people living in it with a population of 411,402 inhabitants and a density of 395.1 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 Saint-Étienne there are 12 cantons:

  1. Andrézieux-Bouthéon (4201) (partly)
  2. Firminy (4206)
  3. Le Pilat (4208)
  4. Rive-de-Gier (4210)
  5. Saint-Chamond (4213)
  6. Saint-Étienne-1 (4214)
  7. Saint-Étienne-2 (4215)
  8. Saint-Étienne-3 (4216)
  9. Saint-Étienne-4 (4217)
  10. Saint-Étienne-5 (4218)
  11. Saint-Étienne-6 (4219)
  12. Sorbiers (4221)

Communes

The arrondissement of Saint-Étienne has 75 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):[6]

  1. Andrézieux-Bouthéon (42005)
  2. Bessey (42018)
  3. Bourg-Argental (42023)
  4. Burdignes (42028)
  5. Çaloire (42031)
  6. Cellieu (42032)
  7. Chagnon (42036)
  8. Châteauneuf (42053)
  9. Chavanay (42056)
  10. Chuyer (42064)
  11. Colombier (42067)
  12. Dargoire (42083)
  13. Doizieux (42085)
  14. Farnay (42093)
  15. Firminy (42095)
  16. Fontanès (42096)
  17. Fraisses (42099)
  18. Genilac (42225)
  19. Graix (42101)
  20. Jonzieux (42115)
  21. La Chapelle-Villars (42051)
  22. La Fouillouse (42097)
  23. La Grand-Croix (42103)
  24. La Ricamarie (42183)
  25. La Talaudière (42305)
  26. La Terrasse-sur-Dorlay (42308)
  27. La Tour-en-Jarez (42311)
  28. La Valla-en-Gier (42322)
  29. La Versanne (42329)
  30. Le Bessat (42017)
  31. Le Chambon-Feugerolles (42044)
  32. L'Étrat (42092)
  33. L'Horme (42110)
  34. Lorette (42123)
  35. Lupé (42124)
  36. Maclas (42129)
  37. Malleval (42132)
  38. Marcenod (42133)
  39. Marlhes (42139)
  40. Pavezin (42167)
  41. Pélussin (42168)
  42. Planfoy (42172)
  43. Rive-de-Gier (42186)
  44. Roche-la-Molière (42189)
  45. Roisey (42191)
  46. Saint-Appolinard (42201)
  47. Saint-Chamond (42207)
  48. Saint-Christo-en-Jarez (42208)
  49. Sainte-Croix-en-Jarez (42210)
  50. Saint-Étienne (42218)
  51. Saint-Genest-Lerpt (42223)
  52. Saint-Genest-Malifaux (42224)
  53. Saint-Héand (42234)
  54. Saint-Jean-Bonnefonds (42237)
  55. Saint-Joseph (42242)
  56. Saint-Julien-Molin-Molette (42246)
  57. Saint-Martin-la-Plaine (42259)
  58. Saint-Michel-sur-Rhône (42265)
  59. Saint-Paul-en-Cornillon (42270)
  60. Saint-Paul-en-Jarez (42271)
  61. Saint-Pierre-de-Bœuf (42272)
  62. Saint-Priest-en-Jarez (42275)
  63. Saint-Régis-du-Coin (42280)
  64. Saint-Romain-en-Jarez (42283)
  65. Saint-Romain-les-Atheux (42286)
  66. Saint-Sauveur-en-Rue (42287)
  67. Sorbiers (42302)
  68. Tarentaise (42306)
  69. Tartaras (42307)
  70. Thélis-la-Combe (42310)
  71. Unieux (42316)
  72. Valfleury (42320)
  73. Véranne (42326)
  74. Vérin (42327)
  75. Villars (42330)

The communes with more inhabitants in the arrondissement are:

INSEE
code		CommunePopulation[4]
(2014)		CantonIntercommunality
42218Saint-Étienne170,761Saint-Étienne-1, Saint-Étienne-2, Saint-Étienne-3
Saint-Étienne-4, Saint-Étienne-5, Saint-Étienne-6		Saint-Etienne Métropole
42207Saint-Chamond35,097Saint-ChamondSaint-Etienne Métropole
42095Firminy16,931FirminySaint-Etienne Métropole
42186Rive-de-Gier14,730Rive-de-GierSaint-Etienne Métropole
42044Le Chambon-Feugerolles12,582Saint-Étienne-2Saint-Etienne Métropole
42189Roche-la-Molière9,925Saint-Étienne-3Saint-Etienne Métropole
42005Andrézieux-Bouthéon9,876Andrézieux-BouthéonSaint-Etienne Métropole
42316Unieux8,927FirminySaint-Etienne Métropole
42330Villars8,054Saint-Étienne-4Saint-Etienne Métropole
42302Sorbiers7,985SorbiersSaint-Etienne Métropole

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 Saint-Étienne (423)". 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 Saint-Étienne (423)" (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 12 October 2017.

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