Arrondissement of Saint-Étienne

The arrondissement of Saint-Étienne is located in the Loire department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France. It has 75 communes.^[2] Its population is 423,286 (2016), and its area is 1,057.5 km² (408.3 sq mi).^[3]

Saint-Étienne
Arrondissement
Location within the region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Loire
No. of communes	75
Prefecture	Saint-Étienne
Area	1,057.5 km2 (408.3 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]	425,495
• Density	402/km2 (1,040/sq mi)
INSEE code	423

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Saint-Étienne, and their INSEE codes, are:^[2]

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

History

The arrondissement of Saint-Étienne was created in 1800.^[4] In January 2017 it gained the commune Andrézieux-Bouthéon from the arrondissement of Montbrison.^[5]

As a result of the reorganisation of the cantons of France which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of Saint-Étienne were, as of January 2015:^[6]

1. Bourg-Argental
2. Firminy
3. La Grand-Croix
4. Le Chambon-Feugerolles
5. Pélussin
6. Rive-de-Gier
7. Saint-Chamond-Nord
8. Saint-Chamond-Sud
9. Saint-Étienne-Nord-Est-1
10. Saint-Étienne-Nord-Est-2
11. Saint-Étienne-Nord-Ouest-1
12. Saint-Étienne-Nord-Ouest-2
13. Saint-Étienne-Sud-Est-1
14. Saint-Étienne-Sud-Est-2
15. Saint-Étienne-Sud-Est-3
16. Saint-Étienne-Sud-Ouest-1
17. Saint-Étienne-Sud-Ouest-2
18. Saint-Genest-Malifaux
19. Saint-Héand

References

1. "Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
2. "Arrondissement de Saint-Étienne (423)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
3. "Comparateur de territoire, géographie au 01/01/2019". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
4. Historique de la Loire
5. "Arrêté préfectoral, 29 December 2016" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-01-13. Retrieved 2019-10-21.
6. Populations légales 2012: 42 Loire, INSEE

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