Roanne

commune in Loire, France
Place commune_of_france Q3581
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Roanne

Summary

Roanne is a commune of France[1]. Roanne ranks in the top 0.68% of commune_of_france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (355 views/month, #210 of 31,031).[2]

Key Facts

  • Roanne is located in Loire[3].
  • Roanne is located in canton of Roanne-Nord[4].
  • Roanne is located in canton of Roanne-Sud[5].
  • Roanne is located in arrondissement of Roanne[6].
  • Roanne is in the country of France[7].
  • Roanne is on the body of water Loire[8].
  • Roanne's head of government is recorded as Yves Nicolin[9].
  • Roanne's instance of is recorded as commune of France[10].
  • Roanne's shares border with is recorded as Vougy[11].
  • Roanne's shares border with is recorded as Commelle-Vernay[12].
  • Roanne's shares border with is recorded as Villerest[13].
  • Roanne's shares border with is recorded as Le Coteau[14].
  • Roanne's shares border with is recorded as Mably[15].
  • Roanne's shares border with is recorded as Perreux[16].
  • Roanne's shares border with is recorded as Riorges[17].
  • Roanne's twinned administrative body is recorded as Montevarchi[18].
  • Roanne's twinned administrative body is recorded as Nuneaton[19].
  • Roanne's twinned administrative body is recorded as Reutlingen[20].
  • Roanne's twinned administrative body is recorded as Legnica[21].
  • Roanne's twinned administrative body is recorded as Nuneaton and Bedworth[22].
  • Roanne's twinned administrative body is recorded as Guadalajara[23].
  • Roanne's postal code is recorded as 42300[24].
  • Roanne's Commons category is recorded as Roanne[25].
  • Roanne's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00[26].
  • Roanne's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00[27].

Body

Identity

Roanne's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Roanne'}[28].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Roanne include Saint-Léger-sur-Roanne[29], a commune of France[30], in France[31], founded in 1914[32].

Why It Matters

Roanne ranks in the top 0.68% of commune_of_france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (355 views/month, #210 of 31,031).[2] Roanne has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] Roanne is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

Entities named for Roanne include Saint-Léger-sur-Roanne[29], a commune of France[30], in France[31], founded in 1914[32].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [8] ↑ . Sandre. sandre.eaufrance.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . dataset of postal codes in France. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . Code officiel géographique. Retrieved . insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 11w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → UTC+01:00, UTC+02:00
    Biblissima authority id → Q29457
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P11493]]: Q29457, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/627d4912166|details]])"
  2. 23w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Category for people born here → Category:Births in Roanne
    Instance of → commune of France
    Area → {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+16.12'}
    Category for people who died here → Category:Deaths in Roanne
    + 34 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:روآن]]"
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