Canton of Rive-de-Gier

Rive-de-Gier
Canton
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Loire
No. of communes	11
Seat	Rive-de-Gier
Area	88.60 km^2 (34.21 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]	43,908
• Density	496/km^2 (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

• Cantons of the Loire department

References

1. "Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
2. Décret n° 2014-260 du 26 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de la Loire

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