The

arrondissement An arrondissement (, , ) is any of various administrative divisions of France, Belgium, Haiti, certain other Francophone countries, as well as the Netherlands. Europe France The 101 French departments are divided into 342 ''arrondissements' ...

of Saint-Étienne is located in the

Loire The Loire (, also ; ; oc, Léger, ; la, Liger) is the longest river in France and the 171st longest in the world. With a length of , it drains , more than a fifth of France's land, while its average discharge is only half that of the Rhône ...

department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...

in the

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (ARA; ; frp, Ôvèrgne-Rôno-Ârpes; oc, Auvèrnhe Ròse Aups; it, Alvernia-Rodano-Alpi) is a region in southeast-central France created by the 2014 territorial reform of French regions; it resulted from the merger of Au ...

region In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and the interaction of humanity and t ...

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

. It has 75 communes. Its population is 423,286 (2016), and its area is .

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Saint-Étienne, and their INSEE codes, are: # Andrézieux-Bouthéon (42005) # Le Bessat (42017) #

Bessey Bessey () is a commune in the Loire department in central France. Population See also *Communes of the Loire department The following is a list of the 323 communes of the Loire department of France. The communes cooperate in the following ...

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Bourg-Argental Bourg-Argental (; frp, Lo Bôrg-Argentâf; oc, Lo Borg d'Argentau) is a commune in the Loire department in central France. Population See also *Communes of the Loire department *Ary Bitter Ary Bitter (1883–1973) was a French artist, ...

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Burdignes Burdignes () is a commune in the Loire department in central France. Population See also *Communes of the Loire department The following is a list of the 323 communes of the Loire department of France. The communes cooperate in the followin ...

(42028) # Çaloire (42031) #

Cellieu Cellieu () is a commune in the Loire department in central France. Since the 2016 reform of the administrative regions, it is located in the exact center of the new region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Population See also *Communes of the Loire depa ...

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Chagnon Chagnon () is a commune in the Loire department in central France. Population See also *Communes of the Loire department The following is a list of the 323 communes of the Loire department of France. The communes cooperate in the followin ...

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Le Chambon-Feugerolles Le Chambon-Feugerolles () is a commune in the French department of Loire, central France. Population Twin towns Le Chambon-Feugerolles is twinned with Herzebrock-Clarholz, Germany, since 1973. See also *Communes of the Loire department The ...

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La Chapelle-Villars La Chapelle-Villars () is a Communes of France, commune in the Loire (department), Loire Departments of France, department in central France. It is part of the Parc naturel régional du Pilat. It is also home to the mountain, ''Mont Ministre''. P ...

(42051) # Châteauneuf (42053) #

Chavanay Chavanay () is a Communes of France, commune in the Loire (department), Loire Departments of France, department in central France. Population Twin towns Chavanay is town twinning, twinned with Waldkirch, Germany, since 1994. See also *Commune ...

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Chuyer Chuyer () is a commune in the Loire department in central France. It is a relatively small village outside Pelussin (7 km away) in the Mont Pilat national park. Population Facilities Though small, there are some business's in the village ...

(42064) # Colombier (42067) #

Dargoire Dargoire () is a commune in the Loire department in central France. Population See also *Communes of the Loire department The following is a list of the 323 communes of the Loire department of France. The communes cooperate in the follow ...

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Doizieux Doizieux () is a commune in the Loire department in central France. Geography The village is situated southwest of Lyon. It is in the heart of the Parc naturel régional du Pilat. The Dorlay river, a tributary of the Gier that rises in Mont ...

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L'Étrat L'Étrat () is a Communes of France, commune in the Loire (department), Loire Departments of France, department in central France. Population Twin towns L'Étrat is town twinning, twinned with: * Vörstetten, Germany See also *Communes of t ...

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Farnay Farnay () is a commune in the Loire department in central France. Population See also *Communes of the Loire department The following is a list of the 323 communes of the Loire department of France. The communes cooperate in the following ...

(42093) # Firminy (42095) # Fontanès (42096) # La Fouillouse (42097) #

Fraisses Fraisses () is a commune in the Loire department in central France. Population See also *Communes of the Loire department The following is a list of the 323 communes of the Loire department of France. The communes cooperate in the following ...

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Genilac Genilac () is a commune in the Loire department in central France. Population See also *Communes of the Loire department The following is a list of the 323 communes of the Loire department of France. The communes cooperate in the following ...

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Graix Graix is a commune in the Loire department in central France. Population See also *Communes of the Loire department The following is a list of the 323 communes of the Loire department of France. The communes cooperate in the following inte ...

(42101) # La Grand-Croix (42103) # L'Horme (42110) #

Jonzieux Jonzieux () is a commune in the Loire department in central France. Population See also *Communes of the Loire department The following is a list of the 323 communes of the Loire department of France. The communes cooperate in the followi ...

(42115) # Lorette (42123) #

Lupé Lupé () is a commune in the Loire department in central France. Population See also *Communes of the Loire department The following is a list of the 323 communes of the Loire department of France. The communes cooperate in the following ...

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Maclas Maclas is a Communes of France, commune in the Loire (department), Loire Departments of France, department in central France. Maclas is located near the villages of Véranne and Saint-Appolinard, approximately 50 kilometres south of Lyon. It is ...

(42129) # Malleval (42132) # Marcenod (42133) # Marlhes (42139) #

Pavezin Pavezin () is a Communes of France, commune in the Loire (department), Loire Departments of France, department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Geography The village is at the top of the Couzon Valley, on the norther ...

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Pélussin Pélussin () is a Communes of France, commune in the Loire (department), Loire Departments of France, department in central France. Pélussin is made up of three districts : ''Notre-Dame'', ''Les Croix'' and at the very top, ''Virieu''. Populatio ...

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Planfoy Planfoy () is a commune in the Loire department in central France. Population See also *Communes of the Loire department The following is a list of the 323 communes of the Loire department of France. The communes cooperate in the following ...

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La Ricamarie La Ricamarie () is a commune in the Loire department in central France. It is situated between the city of Saint-Etienne and the town of Firminy. Population Twin towns La Ricamarie is twinned with: * Pyskowice, Poland, since 1998 See also ...

(42183) # Rive-de-Gier (42186) #

Roche-la-Molière Roche-la-Molière () is a commune in the Loire department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in central France. Population See also *Communes of the Loire department The following is a list of the 323 communes of the Loire department of ...

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Roisey Roisey () is a commune in the Loire department in central France. Population See also *Communes of the Loire department The following is a list of the 323 communes of the Loire department of France. The communes cooperate in the following ...

(42191) # Saint-Appolinard (42201) #

Saint-Chamond St Chamond may refer to: * Saint Chamond otherwise Annemund, bishop of Lyon * Saint-Chamond, Loire, a French town named after him * Saint-Chamond (manufacturer), informal name for the ''Compagnie des forges et aciéries de la marine et d'Homécour ...

(42207) #

Saint-Christo-en-Jarez Saint-Christo-en-Jarez () is a commune in the Loire department in central France. Population Twin towns Saint-Christo-en-Jarez is twinned with: * Brembio Brembio ( Lodigiano: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Lodi in the ...

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Sainte-Croix-en-Jarez Sainte-Croix-en-Jarez () is a commune in the Loire department in central France. Population See also *Communes of the Loire department The following is a list of the 323 communes of the Loire department of France. The communes cooperate ...

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Saint-Étienne Saint-Étienne (; frp, Sant-Etiève; oc, Sant Estève, ) is a city and the prefecture of the Loire department in eastern-central France, in the Massif Central, southwest of Lyon in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Saint-Étienne is the t ...

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Saint-Genest-Lerpt Saint-Genest-Lerpt () is a commune in the Loire department in central France. Population Twin towns Saint-Genest-Lerpt is twinned with Palau, Sardinia, Italy, since 2005. See also *Communes of the Loire department The following is a list o ...

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Saint-Genest-Malifaux Saint-Genest-Malifaux () is a small town in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of central France. Administratively it is designated a commune within the department of Loire. Population See also *Communes of the Loire department The followin ...

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Saint-Héand Saint-Héand () is a commune in the Loire department in central France, 12 kilometres from Saint-Étienne. The name ''Héand'' comes from the Latin Eugendus; and was given to the town either by the saint himself when founding a monastery, or by p ...

(42234) # Saint-Jean-Bonnefonds (42237) # Saint-Joseph (42242) #

Saint-Julien-Molin-Molette Saint-Julien-Molin-Molette ( oc, Sant Julian-Molin-Moleta; ) is a commune in the Loire department in central France. Population See also *Communes of the Loire department The following is a list of the 323 communes of the Loire department of ...

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Saint-Martin-la-Plaine Saint-Martin-la-Plaine () is a commune in the Loire department in central France. Population Twin towns Saint-Martin-la-Plaine is twinned with: * Igensdorf, Germany, since 1992 See also *Communes of the Loire department The following is ...

(42259) #

Saint-Michel-sur-Rhône Saint-Michel-sur-Rhône (, literally ''Saint-Michel on Rhône'') is a commune in the Loire department in central France. Population See also *Communes of the Loire department The following is a list of the 323 communes of the Loire departmen ...

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Saint-Paul-en-Cornillon Saint-Paul-en-Cornillon (; oc, Sant Paul jos Cornilhon) is a commune in the Loire department in central France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Ove ...

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Saint-Paul-en-Jarez Saint-Paul-en-Jarez () is a commune in the Loire department in central France. Geography The Dorlay river, a tributary of the Gier that rises in the Pilat massif, flows through the commune. Population Twin towns Saint-Paul-en-Jarez is twin ...

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Saint-Pierre-de-Bœuf Saint-Pierre-de-Bœuf () is a commune in the Loire department in central France. Population See also *Communes of the Loire department The following is a list of the 323 communes of the Loire department of France. The communes cooperate in ...

(42272) # Saint-Priest-en-Jarez (42275) #

Saint-Régis-du-Coin Saint-Régis-du-Coin is a Communes of France, commune in the Loire (department), Loire Departments of France, department in central France. Geography This town of the Loire, which is part of the Pilat Regional Nature Park is located 21 km ...

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Saint-Romain-en-Jarez Saint-Romain-en-Jarez () is a commune in the Loire department in central France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions ...

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Saint-Romain-les-Atheux Saint-Romain-les-Atheux () is a commune in the Loire department in central France. Population See also *Communes of the Loire department The following is a list of the 323 communes of the Loire department of France. The communes cooperate i ...

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Saint-Sauveur-en-Rue Saint-Sauveur-en-Rue () is a commune in the Loire department in central France. Geography Saint-Sauveur-en-Rue is located south of the Parc Naturel Régional du Pilat. It is the southernmost town of the ''département'' of the Loire. Saint Sauve ...

(42287) # Sorbiers (42302) #

La Talaudière La Talaudière () is a Communes of France, commune in the Loire (department), Loire Departments of France, department in central France. Population Twin towns La Talaudière is town twinning, twinned with: * Sio, Mali * Küssaberg, Germany ...

(42305) # Tarentaise (42306) #

Tartaras Tartaras is a commune in the Loire department in central France. Geography It is in the Gier valley just north of the river, between Rive-de-Gier to the west and Saint-Romain-en-Gier to the east. History The village dates back to the Roman er ...

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La Terrasse-sur-Dorlay La Terrasse-sur-Dorlay () is a commune in the Loire department in central France. La Terrasse-sur-Dorlay takes its name from the Dorlay river, a tributary of the Gier, which flows through the commune. Population Sights The dam on the Dorlay ...

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Thélis-la-Combe Thélis-la-Combe () is a commune in the Loire department in central France. Population See also *Communes of the Loire department The following is a list of the 323 communes of the Loire department of France. The communes cooperate in the f ...

(42310) # La Tour-en-Jarez (42311) #

Unieux Unieux () is a commune in the Loire department in central France. Unieux is located within a larger metropolitan area, yet is surrounded by delightful and varied countryside. In recent years, the council of Unieux has made great efforts to impr ...

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La Valla-en-Gier La Valla-en-Gier () is a commune in the Loire department in central France. Population See also *Communes of the Loire department The following is a list of the 323 communes of the Loire department of France. The communes cooperate in the f ...

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Valfleury Valfleury () is a commune in the Loire department in central France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territor ...

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Véranne Véranne () is a commune in the Loire department in central France. Population See also *Communes of the Loire department The following is a list of the 323 communes of the Loire department of France. The communes cooperate in the following ...

(42326) # Vérin (42327) #

La Versanne La Versanne () is a Communes of France, commune in the Loire (department), Loire Departments of France, department in central France. Population See also *Communes of the Loire department References

Communes of Loire (department) ...

(42329) # Villars (42330)

History

The arrondissement of Saint-Étienne was created in 1800.Historique de la Loire
/ref> In January 2017 it gained the commune Andrézieux-Bouthéon from the

arrondissement of Montbrison The arrondissement of Montbrison is located in the Loire department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France. It has 135 communes. Its population is 181,551 (2016), and its area is . Composition The communes of the arrondissement of Montbris ...

. As a result of the reorganisation of the

cantons of France The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the France, French Republic's Departments of France, departments and Arrondissements of France, arrondissements. Apart from their role as organizational units in relation to certain aspects ...

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 Saint-Étienne were, as of January 2015:Populations légales 2012: 42 Loire
INSEE #

# Firminy # La Grand-Croix #

# Rive-de-Gier # Saint-Chamond-Nord # Saint-Chamond-Sud # Saint-Étienne-Nord-Est-1 # Saint-Étienne-Nord-Est-2 # Saint-Étienne-Nord-Ouest-1 # Saint-Étienne-Nord-Ouest-2 # Saint-Étienne-Sud-Est-1 # Saint-Étienne-Sud-Est-2 # Saint-Étienne-Sud-Est-3 # Saint-Étienne-Sud-Ouest-1 # Saint-Étienne-Sud-Ouest-2 #

References

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