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La Grand-Croix
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | La Grand-Croix |
| commune status | Commune |
| image coat of arms | Blason ville fr La Grand-Croix (Loire).svg |
| arrondissement | Saint-Étienne |
| canton | Rive-de-Gier |
| INSEE | 42103 |
| postal code | 42320 |
| mayor | Luc François |
| term | 2020–2026 |
| intercommunality | Saint-Étienne Métropole |
| coordinates | |
| elevation m | 289 |
| elevation min m | 274 |
| elevation max m | 427 |
| area km2 | 4.05 |
| population | |
| population date | |
| population footnotes |
|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr La Grand-Croix (Loire).svg
La Grand-Croix () is a commune and the seat of 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.
It lies on the A47 autoroute. Lyon is 40 km to the east, and Saint-Étienne is 18 km to the west. The commune is close to the Parc Naturel Régional du Pilat.
The river Dorlay, a tributary of the Gier that rises in Mont Pilat, forms the border between La Grand-Croix and Lorette.
Population
|1861 |3056 |1866 |3664 |1872 |3830 |1876 |4299 |1881 |4322 |1886 |4478 |1891 |4535 |1896 |4765 |1901 |4928 |1906 |4824 |1911 |4878 |1921 |5049 |1926 |4858 |1931 |4711 |1936 |3946 |1946 |4141 |1954 |4549 |1962 |5040 |1968 |5238 |1975 |5088 |1982 |5125 |1990 |4983 |1999 |4962 |2007 |5027 |2012 |5059 |2017 |5136
Notable people
Gustave Malécot (28 December 1911 – 1998), mathematician
Twin towns
La Grand-Croix is twinned with:
- Spain Santa Cruz de la Zarza, Spain, since 1993
References
References
- (13 September 2022). "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises.
- [https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/42103-la-grand-croix INSEE commune file]
- "Notre Commune". La Grand Croix.
- CESAME. (March 2010). "Prélèvements et gestion quantitative de la ressource sur le bassin versant du Gier Phase 1". Saint-Etienne Metropole.
- {{Cassini-Ehess. 15961. La Grand-Croix
- [https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-42103#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
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