Roanne
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| Coordinates: 46°00′40″N 4°02′27″E / 46.0112°N 4.0408°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Loire |
| Arrondissement | Roanne |
| Canton | Roanne-1 Roanne-2 |
| Intercommunality | Roannais Agglomération |
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| • Mayor (2014 - 2020) | Yves Nicolin[1] |
| Area 1 | 16.12 km2 (6.22 sq mi) |
| Population (2014) | 35,200 |
| • Density | 2,200/km2 (5,700/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Roannais |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| 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.
Geography
[change | change source]The commune of Roanne is in the north of the Loire department and has an area of 16.1 km2 (6.2 sq mi).[2] The average altitude is 281 m (922 ft) and the city hall is an altitude of 278 m (912 ft).[3]
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).
The commune of Roanne is surrounded by the communes:
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
[change | change source]The climate of Roanne, in the Köppen climate classification, is Cfb - Oceanic climate with template summers.
Population
[change | change source]The inhabitants of Roanne are known, in French, as Roannais (women: Roannaises).[4]
With a population of 35,200,[5] 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).[6] 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).[7]
Administration
[change | change source]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:
It is part of the intercommunality Roannais Agglomération (French: Communauté d'agglomération Roannais Agglomération).
Twinned and partner towns
[change | change source]Roanne is twinned with:
Nuneaton and Bedworth, United Kingdom
Reutlingen, Germany
Guadalajara, Spain
Montevarchi, Italy
Piatra Neamţ, Romania
Legnica, Poland
Gallery
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View of the city.
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Justice Palace of Roanne.
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Notre Dame des Victoires church.
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Roanne train station.
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The Maréchal Foch street.
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Port of Roanne.
Related pages
[change | change source]References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Élus de la Ville de Roanne" (in French). Ville de Roanne. Archived from the original on 20 October 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
- ↑ "Commune de Roanne (42187)". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
- ↑ "City of Roanne". Map-France.com. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
- ↑ "Loire" (in French). habitants.fr. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
- ↑ "Régions, départements, arrondissements, cantons et communes" (PDF). Populations légales 2014 (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
- ↑ "Unité urbaine de Roanne (42502)". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
- ↑ "Aire urbaine de Roanne (081)". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
Other websites
[change | change source]- City of Roanne website Archived 2016-06-05 at Archive.today (in French)
- Roannais tourisme Archived 2018-08-28 at the Wayback Machine
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