Arrondissement of Montbrison explained

Type:arr
Montbrison
Insee:421
Nbcomm:132
Prefecture:n
Seat:Montbrison
Area:1943.2

The arrondissement of Montbrison is located in the Loire department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France. It has 132 communes. Its population is 185,892 (2021), and its area is 1943.2km2.[1]

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

History

The arrondissement of Montbrison was created in 1800.[3] In January 2017 it lost the commune Andrézieux-Bouthéon to the arrondissement of Saint-Étienne.[4]

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:[5]

  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

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Comparateur de territoire, géographie au 01/01/2023. 10 December 2024. INSEE.
  2. Web site: Populations légales 2021: 42 Loire. December 2023. INSEE.
  3. http://splaf.free.fr/42his.html Historique de la Loire
  4. Web site: Arrêté préfectoral, 29 December 2016. 2019-10-21. 2017-01-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20170113162802/http://www.loire.gouv.fr/IMG/pdf/arrete_du_prefet_de_la_region_auvergne-rhone-alpes.pdf. dead.
  5. https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/2119595/dep42.pdf Populations légales 2012: 42 Loire

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