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La Grand-Croix

Coordinates: 45°30′14″N 4°34′11″E / 45.5039°N 4.5697°E / 45.5039; 4.5697
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La Grand-Croix
Coat of arms of La Grand-Croix
Location of La Grand-Croix
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La Grand-Croix is located in France
La Grand-Croix
La Grand-Croix
La Grand-Croix is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
La Grand-Croix
La Grand-Croix
Coordinates: 45°30′14″N 4°34′11″E / 45.5039°N 4.5697°E / 45.5039; 4.5697
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentLoire
ArrondissementSaint-Étienne
CantonRive-de-Gier
IntercommunalitySaint-Étienne Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Luc François[1]
Area
1
4.05 km2 (1.56 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
5,026
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
42103 /42320
Elevation274–427 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.

La Grand-Croix (French pronunciation: [la ɡʁɑ̃ kʁwa]) is a commune and the seat of a canton in the Loire department in central France.[3] 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 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.[4]

The river Dorlay, a tributary of the Gier that rises in Mont Pilat, forms the border between La Grand-Croix and Lorette.[5]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1861 3,056—    
1866 3,664+3.70%
1872 3,830+0.74%
1876 4,299+2.93%
1881 4,322+0.11%
1886 4,478+0.71%
1891 4,535+0.25%
1896 4,765+0.99%
1901 4,928+0.67%
1906 4,824−0.43%
1911 4,878+0.22%
1921 5,049+0.35%
1926 4,858−0.77%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1931 4,711−0.61%
1936 3,946−3.48%
1946 4,141+0.48%
1954 4,549+1.18%
1962 5,040+1.29%
1968 5,238+0.64%
1975 5,088−0.41%
1982 5,125+0.10%
1990 4,983−0.35%
1999 4,962−0.05%
2007 5,027+0.16%
2012 5,059+0.13%
2017 5,136+0.30%
Source: EHESS[6] and INSEE (1968-2017)[7]

Notable people

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Gustave Malécot (28 December 1911 – 1998), mathematician

Twin towns

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La Grand-Croix is twinned with:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ "Notre Commune". La Grand Croix. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  5. ^ CESAME (March 2010). "Prélèvements et gestion quantitative de la ressource sur le bassin versant du Gier Phase 1" (PDF). Saint-Etienne Metropole. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
  6. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet La Grand-Croix, EHESS (in French).
  7. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE