Arrondissement of Roanne

The arrondissement of Roanne 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 Roanne.
History.
When the Loire department was created in 1793, the "arrondissement" of Roanne was part of that original department.
Geography.
The "arrondissement" of Roanne is bordered to the north by the Saône-et-Loire department, to the east by the Rhône department, to the south by the "arrondissement" of Montbrison, to the southwest by the Puy-de-Dôme department, and to the west by the Allier department.
It is the most northern "arrondissement" of the department; it has an area of , and a population of 157,268 inhabitants with a density of inhabitants/km².
Composition.
Cantons.
After the reorganisation of the cantons in France, cantons are not subdivisions of the "arrondissements" so they could have "communes" that belong to different "arrondissements".
In the "arrondissement" of Roanne there are 6 cantons:
Communes.
The "arrondissement" of Roanne has 115 "communes"; they are (with their INSEE codes):
The "communes" with more inhabitants in the "arrondissement" are: