What is the least densely populated city in Loire?

Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert, at 381 inhab./km². 10 cities of Loire are measured here.

Where does Roanne stand in France?

354 of the 1,131 French cities measured on density. The national ranking is on its own page.

Which cities lead in Loire?

Roanne (2,196 inhab./km²), Saint-Étienne (2,163 inhab./km²), Rive-de-Gier (2,064 inhab./km²), Firminy (1,627 inhab./km²), Montbrison (991 inhab./km²). The whole table is on this page.

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The most densely populated cities in Loire

Roanne is the most densely populated city in Loire, at 2,196 inhab./km², ahead of Saint-Étienne (2,163 inhab./km²) and Rive-de-Gier (2,064 inhab./km²). At the other end, Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert is the least densely populated city, at 381 inhab./km².

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The 10 cities of Loire ranked on density
Rank	City	Density	Population
1	Roanne	2,196 inhab./km²	35,409
2	Saint-Étienne	2,163 inhab./km²	173,136
3	Rive-de-Gier	2,064 inhab./km²	15,242
4	Firminy	1,627 inhab./km²	17,060
5	Montbrison	991 inhab./km²	16,123
6	Riorges	712 inhab./km²	11,139
7	Le Chambon-Feugerolles	705 inhab./km²	12,314
8	Andrézieux-Bouthéon	657 inhab./km²	10,425
9	Saint-Chamond	646 inhab./km²	35,646
10	Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert	381 inhab./km²	15,764

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Scope, method and sources

Scope: France, metropolitan and overseas, Corsica and the DROM included. This dataset holds every commune of 10,000 inhabitants or more, plus smaller communes famous enough to be household names, 1,131 in all. It is not the full list of 35,000 French communes, so a village can sit outside a ranking whose extreme it would otherwise hold.

Method and sources: populations are the INSEE legal populations, boundaries and coordinates come from the IGN commune registry, both served by geo.api.gouv.fr. Density is the population divided by the commune's area; distances are measured as the crow flies from the commune's centre. Data read on August 28, 2026.

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What is the most densely populated city in Loire?: Roanne, at 2,196 inhab./km², ahead of Saint-Étienne (2,163 inhab./km²).
What is the least densely populated city in Loire?: Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert, at 381 inhab./km². 10 cities of Loire are measured here.
Where does Roanne stand in France?: 354 of the 1,131 French cities measured on density. The national ranking is on its own page.
Which cities lead in Loire?: Roanne (2,196 inhab./km²), Saint-Étienne (2,163 inhab./km²), Rive-de-Gier (2,064 inhab./km²), Firminy (1,627 inhab./km²), Montbrison (991 inhab./km²). The whole table is on this page.