Arrondissement of Montbrison

The arrondissement of Montbrison is located in the Loire department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France. It has 135 communes.^[2] Its population is 181,551 (2016), and its area is 1,943.2 km² (750.3 sq mi).^[3]

Montbrison
Arrondissement
Montbrison from the road coming from Saint-Bonnet le Courreau
Location within the region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Loire
No. of communes	135
Subprefecture	Montbrison
Area	1,943.2 km2 (750.3 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]	185,892
• Density	96/km2 (250/sq mi)
INSEE code	421

Composition

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

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

History

The arrondissement of Montbrison was created in 1800.^[4] In January 2017 it lost the commune Andrézieux-Bouthéon to the arrondissement of Saint-Étienne.^[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 Montbrison were, as of January 2015:^[6]

1. Boën-sur-Lignon
2. Chazelles-sur-Lyon
3. Feurs
4. Montbrison
5. Noirétable
6. Saint-Bonnet-le-Château
7. Saint-Galmier
8. Saint-Georges-en-Couzan
9. Saint-Jean-Soleymieux
10. Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert

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 Montbrison (421)". 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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