Roanne
Country	France
Région	Rhône-Alpes
Département	Loire
Arrondissement	Roanne
Canton	Chief town of 2 cantons
INSEE Code	42187
Postal code	42300
Mayor Term of office	Yves Nicolin (UMP)
Intercommunality	Communauté d'agglomération le Grand Roanne
Longitude	04° 04' 08" E
Latitude	46° 02' 12" N
Altitude	average: 279 m minimum: 257 m maximum: 304 m
Area	16.12 km²
Population	38,896 (1999)
Population density	2,412.9 pers/km²

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Economy

Roanne is known for gastronomy, textiles, agriculture and tanks. Gastronomy is the study of relationship between culture and food. ... This article is about the type of fabric. ...

Miscellaneous

Births

Roanne was the birthplace of:

• Jean-Baptiste Nompère de Champagny (1756-1834) was a French politician
• René Leriche (1870-1955), surgeon
• Jean-Pierre Jeunet (born 1953), film director

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Twin towns

Roanne is twinned with:

• Nuneaton, United Kingdom
• Guadalajara, Spain
• Reutlingen, Germany

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