Map of Roanne, France

Roanne is a city in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, with a population of about 39,840. It lies at 46.0362°N, 4.0680°E. Roanne is about 339 km (211 mi) southeast of Paris, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Caluire-et-Cuire, 66 km to the southeast.

Roanne at a glance

Where is Roanne?

• The 14th largest city in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 8 h 38 min on the shortest day to 15 h 46 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Roanne

• Caluire-et-Cuire — 66 km southeast
• Mâcon — 66 km northeast
• Lyon — 68 km southeast
• Villeurbanne — 70 km southeast
• Saint-Chamond — 71 km southeast
• Saint-Étienne — 71 km south
• Vaulx-en-Velin — 72 km east
• Bron — 73 km southeast
• Vénissieux — 74 km southeast
• Saint-Priest — 78 km southeast

Largest cities in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

• Lyon — 520,774
• Saint-Étienne — 176,280
• Grenoble — 158,552
• Clermont-Ferrand — 147,865
• Villeurbanne — 131,445
• Valence — 63,864
• Chambéry — 61,640
• Vénissieux — 57,584
• Annecy — 49,232
• Bourg-en-Bresse — 45,340

Largest cities in France

• Paris — 2,138,551
• Marseille — 877,215
• Lyon — 520,774
• Toulouse — 511,684
• Nice — 342,669
• Nantes — 325,070
• Marne La Vallée — 318,325
• Strasbourg — 274,845
• Bordeaux — 265,328
• Montpellier — 248,252

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.