Roanne
France, a town in the department of the Loire, important as a railroad junction, situated on the left bank of the Loire, 42 miles N. W. of Lyons. In connection with the railroads large machine shops and engineering works are located here. Other important industries are copper and foundries, dye works, and textile mills.
Pop. about 37,000. iron toward the end of the 18th century. Rebekah Sanitarium and six hospitals; France was in advance of other countries in road making; in England a decided