Roannais Agglomération

Roannais Agglomération
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentLoire
No. of communes40
Established2013
SeatRoanne
Area
689.3 km2 (266.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
100,486
  Density146/km2 (380/sq mi)
Websitewww.aggloroanne.fr

Roannais Agglomération is the communauté d'agglomération, an intercommunal structure, centred on the city of Roanne. It is located in the Loire department, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, east-central France. It was created in January 2013 by the merger of the former Communauté d'agglomération Grand Roanne Agglomération with 4 former communautés de communes and 1 other commune. Its seat is in Roanne. Its area is 689.3 km2. Its population was 100,486 in 2017, of which 34,366 in Roanne proper.