La Grand-Croix

La Grand-Croix
Commune

Coat of arms
La Grand-Croix
Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
La Grand-Croix
Coordinates: 45°30′14″N 4°34′11″E / 45.5039°N 4.5697°E / 45.5039; 4.5697Coordinates: 45°30′14″N 4°34′11″E / 45.5039°N 4.5697°E / 45.5039; 4.5697
Country France
Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Loire
Arrondissement Saint-Étienne
Canton Rive-de-Gier
Intercommunality Saint-Étienne Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Michel Chatagnon
Area1 4.05 km2 (1.56 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 4,962
 • Density 1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 42103 /42320
Elevation 274–427 m (899–1,401 ft)
(avg. 289 m or 948 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

La Grand-Croix is a commune and a canton in the Loire department in central France. It lies in the Gier valley.

The commune was the main town of the former canton of La Grand-Croix, Arrondissement of Saint-Étienne, department of Loire in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.[1] The commune has an area of 405 hectares (1,000 acres) and as of 2013 had just over 5,000 inhabitants. It lies on the A47 autoroute. Lyon is 40 kilometres (25 mi) to the east, and Saint-Étienne is 18 kilometres (11 mi) to the west. The commune is close to the Parc Naturel Régional du Pilat.[2]

The Dorlay river, a tributary of the Gier that rises in Mont Pilat, forms the border between La Grand-Croix and Lorette.[3]

Twin towns

La Grand-Croix is twinned with:

See also

References

Citations

Sources

  • CESAME (March 2010). "Prélèvements et gestion quantitative de la ressource sur le bassin versant du Gier Phase 1" (PDF). Saint-Etienne Metropole. p. 6. Retrieved 2012-08-20.
  • "Fiche de la commune de la Grand-Croix". Insee. Retrieved 2013-08-20.
  • "Notre Commune". La Grand Croix. Retrieved 2013-08-20.


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