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
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  (Jan. 2019)[1]	184,334
INSEE code	421

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

Related pages

• Arrondissements of the Loire department
• List of arrondissements of France

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.
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