What is Roanne?
{{Infobox French commune |name = Roanne |native name = |image flag = |image flag size = |image coat of arms = Blason_ville_fr_Roanne_(Loire).svg |image coat of arms size = |city motto = |image = Le_Pont_sur_la_Loire_4.jpg |caption = [[Bridge]] over the [[Loire River|Loire]], Roanne |map = |adjustable map = |time zone = |coordinates = {{coord|46.0112|4.0408|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |arrondissement = Roanne |canton = Roanne-1<br />Roanne-2 |subdivisions entry = |subdivisions = |intercommunality = Roannais Agglomération |mayor = Yves Nicolin<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.aggloroanne.fr/ville-de-roanne/conseil-municipal/elus-de-la-ville-de-roanne-55.html |title=Élus de la Ville de Roanne |publisher=Ville de Roanne |language=French |accessdate=13 October 2017 |date= |archive-date=20 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181020053032/https://www.aggloroanne.fr/ville-de-roanne/conseil-municipal/elus-de-la-ville-de-roanne-55.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> |party = |term = 2014 - 2020 |elevation m = 281 |elevation min m = 257 |elevation max m = 304 |area km2 = 16.12 | population demonym = Roannais |population = 35200 |population ranking = |population date = 2014 |urban area km2 = |urban area date = |urban pop = |urban pop date = |metro area km2 = |metro area date = |metro area pop = |metro area pop date = |INSEE = 42187 |postal code = 42300 |website = [http://www.aggloroanne.fr/ www.aggloroanne.fr] }} '''Roanne''' is a [[France|French]] [[Communes of France|commune]], a ''[[Prefectures in France|subprefecture]]'' in the [[Loire]] [[Departments of France|department]] in ce