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 | |
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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 change
When the Loire department was created in 1793, the arrondissement of Montbrison was part of that original department.[2]
Geography change
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 change
Cantons change
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:
- Andrézieux-Bouthéon (4201) (14 of 15 communes)
- Boën-sur-Lignon (4202) (41 of 54 communes)
- Feurs (4205)
- Montbrison (4207)
- Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert (4220)
Communes change
The arrondissement of Montbrison has 136 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):[6]
- Aboën (42001)
- Ailleux (42002)
- Apinac (42006)
- Arthun (42009)
- Aveizieux (42010)
- Bard (42012)
- Bellegarde-en-Forez (42013)
- Boën-sur-Lignon (42019)
- Boisset-lès-Montrond (42020)
- Boisset-Saint-Priest (42021)
- Bonson (42022)
- Bussy-Albieux (42030)
- Cervières (42034)
- Cezay (42035)
- Chalain-d'Uzore (42037)
- Chalain-le-Comtal (42038)
- Chalmazel-Jeansagnière (42039)
- Chambéon (42041)
- Chambles (42042)
- Chambœuf (42043)
- Champdieu (42046)
- Châtelneuf (42054)
- Châtelus (42055)
- Chazelles-sur-Lavieu (42058)
- Chazelles-sur-Lyon (42059)
- Chenereilles (42060)
- Chevrières (42062)
- Civens (42065)
- Cleppé (42066)
- Cottance (42073)
- Craintilleux (42075)
- Cuzieu (42081)
- Débats-Rivière-d'Orpra (42084)
- Écotay-l'Olme (42087)
- Épercieux-Saint-Paul (42088)
- Essertines-en-Châtelneuf (42089)
- Essertines-en-Donzy (42090)
- Estivareilles (42091)
- Feurs (42094)
- Grammond (42102)
- Grézieux-le-Fromental (42105)
- Gumières (42107)
- Jas (42113)
- La Chamba (42040)
- La Chambonie (42045)
- La Chapelle-en-Lafaye (42050)
- La Côte-en-Couzan (42072)
- La Gimond (42100)
- La Tourette (42312)
- La Valla-sur-Rochefort (42321)
- Lavieu (42117)
- Leigneux (42119)
- Lérigneux (42121)
- Les Salles (42295)
- Lézigneux (42122)
- L'Hôpital-le-Grand (42108)
- L'Hôpital-sous-Rochefort (42109)
- Luriecq (42126)
- Magneux-Haute-Rive (42130)
- Marcilly-le-Châtel (42134)
- Marclopt (42135)
- Marcoux (42136)
- Margerie-Chantagret (42137)
- Maringes (42138)
- Marols (42140)
- Merle-Leignec (42142)
- Mizérieux (42143)
- Montarcher (42146)
- Montbrison (42147)
- Montchal (42148)
- Montrond-les-Bains (42149)
- Montverdun (42150)
- Mornand-en-Forez (42151)
- Nervieux (42155)
- Noirétable (42159)
- Palogneux (42164)
- Panissières (42165)
- Périgneux (42169)
- Poncins (42174)
- Pouilly-lès-Feurs (42175)
- Pralong (42179)
- Précieux (42180)
- Rivas (42185)
- Roche (42188)
- Rozier-Côtes-d'Aurec (42192)
- Rozier-en-Donzy (42193)
- Sail-sous-Couzan (42195)
- Saint-André-le-Puy (42200)
- Saint-Barthélemy-Lestra (42202)
- Saint-Bonnet-le-Château (42204)
- Saint-Bonnet-le-Courreau (42205)
- Saint-Bonnet-les-Oules (42206)
- Saint-Cyprien (42211)
- Saint-Cyr-les-Vignes (42214)
- Saint-Denis-sur-Coise (42216)
- Saint-Didier-sur-Rochefort (42217)
- Sainte-Agathe-la-Bouteresse (42197)
- Sainte-Foy-Saint-Sulpice (42221)
- Saint-Étienne-le-Molard (42219)
- Saint-Galmier (42222)
- Saint-Georges-en-Couzan (42227)
- Saint-Georges-Haute-Ville (42228)
- Saint-Hilaire-Cusson-la-Valmitte (42235)
- Saint-Jean-la-Vêtre (42238)
- Saint-Jean-Soleymieux (42240)
- Saint-Julien-la-Vêtre (42245)
- Saint-Just-en-Bas (42247)
- Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert (42279)
- Saint-Laurent-la-Conche (42251)
- Saint-Laurent-Rochefort (42252)
- Saint-Marcellin-en-Forez (42256)
- Saint-Martin-Lestra (42261)
- Saint-Maurice-en-Gourgois (42262)
- Saint-Médard-en-Forez (42264)
- Saint-Nizier-de-Fornas (42266)
- Saint-Paul-d'Uzore (42269)
- Saint-Priest-la-Vêtre (42278)
- Saint-Romain-le-Puy (42285)
- Saint-Sixte (42288)
- Saint-Thomas-la-Garde (42290)
- Saint-Thurin (42291)
- Salt-en-Donzy (42296)
- Salvizinet (42297)
- Sauvain (42298)
- Savigneux (42299)
- Soleymieux (42301)
- Sury-le-Comtal (42304)
- Trelins (42313)
- Unias (42315)
- Usson-en-Forez (42318)
- Valeille (42319)
- Veauche (42323)
- Veauchette (42324)
- Verrières-en-Forez (42328)
- Viricelles (42335)
- 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 change
References change
- ↑ "Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2020.
- ↑ "Historique de la Loire". Le SPLAF (in French). Retrieved 12 October 2017.
- ↑ "Arrondissement de Montbrison (421)". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Arrondissement de Montbrison (421" (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 12 October 2017.