home games at the Halle André Vacheresse. Personalities Roanne was the birthplace of: Édouard Carpentier, (1926-2010) professional wrestler Laurent Chabry (1855-1894), biologist who worked in the flying mechanisms of birds and insects Jean-Baptiste Nompère de Champagny (1756–1834) was a French politician Joseph Déchelette (1862-1914), archaeologist Henri Dentz (1881-1945), French Army officer and collaborator Pierre Étaix (born 1928), film director Jean-Pierre Jeunet (born 1953), film director René Leriche (1870–1955), surgeon David Ramseyer, basketball player Antoine Vermorel-Marques (born 1993), Member of Parliament Twin towns – sister cities Roanne is twinned with: Guadalajara, Spain Legnica, Poland Montevarchi, Italy Nuneaton and Bedworth, United Kingdom Piatra Neamţ, Romania Reutlingen, Germany References Sources Braudel, Fernand, 1982. The Wheels of Commerce, vol. II of Civilization and Capitalism p. 360. External links Communes of Loire (department) Subprefectures in France Segusiavi Forez