Canton of Rive-de-Gier
Canton in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Rive-de-Gier | |
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Canton | |
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Country | France |
Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Department | Loire |
No. of communes | 11 |
Seat | Rive-de-Gier |
Area | 88.60 km2 (34.21 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[1] | 43,908 |
• Density | 496/km2 (1,280/sq mi) |
INSEE code | 42 10 |
The canton of Rive-de-Gier is a French administrative division located in the department of Loire and the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was expanded from 10 to 11 communes:[2]
- Châteauneuf
- Dargoire
- Farnay
- La Grand-Croix
- Lorette
- Genilac
- Rive-de-Gier
- Saint-Joseph
- Saint-Martin-la-Plaine
- Saint-Paul-en-Jarez
- Tartaras
See also
References
- ^ "Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Décret n° 2014-260 du 26 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de la Loire
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