Arrondissements of the Loire department explained

The 3 arrondissements of the Loire department are:[1]

  1. Arrondissement of Montbrison, (subprefecture: Montbrison) with 135 communes.[2] The population of the arrondissement was 181,551 in 2016.
  2. Arrondissement of Roanne, (subprefecture: Roanne) with 113 communes.[3] The population of the arrondissement was 157,160 in 2016.
  3. Arrondissement of Saint-Étienne, (prefecture of the Loire department: Saint-Étienne) with 75 communes.[4] The population of the arrondissement was 423,286 in 2016.

History

In 1800 the arrondissements of Montbrison, Roanne and Saint-Étienne were established.[5] All of them is never disbanded. In January 2017 the commune Andrézieux-Bouthéon passed from the arrondissements of Montbrison to the arrondissement of Saint-Étienne.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Populations légales 2016. December 2018. 2019-10-24. INSEE.
  2. Web site: Arrondissement de Montbrison (421). 2019-10-01. INSEE.
  3. Web site: Arrondissement de Roanne (422). 2019-10-01. INSEE.
  4. Web site: Arrondissement de Saint-Étienne (423). 2021-03-30. INSEE.
  5. http://splaf.free.fr/42his.html Historique de la Loire
  6. 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.