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.
History.
When the Loire department was created in 1793, the "arrondissement" of Montbrison was part of that original department.
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 , and the second in population with 188,635 inhabitants and 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 Montbrison there are 5 cantons:
Communes.
The "arrondissement" of Montbrison has 136 "communes"; they are (with their INSEE codes):
The "communes" with more inhabitants in the "arrondissement" are: