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Roanne

Bridge over the Loire, Roanne

Coat of arms

Roanne

Location in France

Roanne

Location in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Country

Roanne-1
Roanne-2

Roannais Agglomération

Area

16.12 km² (6.22 sq mi)

Population

(2014)

35,200

• Density

2,184/km² (5,656/sq mi)

Roannais

• Summer (DST)

INSEE/Postal code

42187 /42300

Elevation

257–304 m (843–997 ft)
(avg. 281 m or 922 ft)

Website

www.aggloroanne.fr

¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Roanne is a French commune, a subprefecture in the Loire department in central France. It is in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It is also the capital of the arrondissement of Roanne.

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- Climate
Population
Administration
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Geography

The commune of Roanne is in the north of the Loire department and has an area of 16.1 km² (6.2 sq mi). The average altitude is 281 m (922 ft) and the city hall is an altitude of 278 m (912 ft).

The distances from Roanne to other cities are:

Paris, the national capital - 401 km (249 mi);
Lyon, the regional capital - 88 km (55 mi);
Reims - 497 km (309 mi);
Bordeaux - 503 km (313 mi);
Toulouse - 504 km (313 mi);
Montpellier - 385 km (239 mi);
Strasbourg - 503 km (313 mi);
Nantes - 566 km (352 mi);
Marseille - 399 km (248 mi).

Roanne and its neighboring *communes*

The commune of Roanne is surrounded by the communes:

Mably	Vougy	Perreux
Riorges
	Roanne

Villerest	Commelle-Vernay	Le Coteau

The Loire river flows through the city. Two of its tributaries: Renaison and Rhins, also flow through the city and join the Loire in Roanne.

Climate

The climate of Roanne, in the Köppen climate classification, is Cfb - Oceanic climate with template summers.

Population

The inhabitants of Roanne are known, in French, as Roannais (women: Roannaises).

With a population of 35,200, Roanne has a population density of 2,184 inhabitants/km², the highest density in the department.

Evolution of the population in Roanne

Roanne forms, with other 14 communes, the urban area of Roanne with a population of 80,098 inhabitants (2014) and an area of 185.9 km² (71.8 sq mi). This urban area is the centre of the metropolitan area of Roanne, formed by 50 communes with a population of 107,348 inhabitants (2014) and an area of 807.0 km² (311.6 sq mi).

Administration

Roanne is a subprefecture of the Loire department, the capital of the arrondissement of Roanne and the administrative centre (French: chef-lieu) of two cantons: