Canton of Rive-de-Gier
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:…- Type: Locality with 15,200 residents
- Description: canton of France
- Also known as: “42186” and “canton of Rive-de-Gier”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Gare de Rive-de-Gier and Église Notre-Dame de Rive-de-Gier.
Gare de Rive-de-Gier
Railway station
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Gare de Rive-de-Gier is a railway station.
Église Notre-Dame de Rive-de-Gier
Church
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Église Notre-Dame de Rive-de-Gier is a church.
Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Rive-de-Gier
Church
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Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Rive-de-Gier is a church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rive-de-Gier and Lorette.
Rive-de-Gier
Town
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Rive-de-Gier is a commune in the Loire department in central France. In 2023, with a population of 15,242 inhabitants and an area of 7.33 km It was an important center of Loire coal mining basin, glass making and iron and steel manufacture in the 19th century.
Lorette
Village
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Lorette is a commune in the Loire department in central France, in the Gier valley. Lorette is situated 3½ km southwest of Canton of Rive-de-Gier.
Saint-Joseph
Village
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Saint-Joseph is a commune in the Loire department in central France.
Canton of Rive-de-Gier
- Category: canton of France
- Location: Arrondissement of Saint-Étienne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Slovak—“Canton of Rive-de-Gier” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Kantoni Rive-de-Gier”
- Basque: “Rive-de-Gier kantonamendua”
- Catalan: “Cantó de Rive-de-Gier”
- Chechen: “ГӀив-де-Жье (кантон)”
- Chechen: “ГӀив-де-Жье”
- Chinese: “里沃德日耶县”
- Chinese: “里沃德日耶縣”
- Czech: “Kanton Rive-de-Gier”
- Dutch: “kanton Rive-de-Gier”
- Dutch: “Kanton Rive-de-Gier”
- Esperanto: “kantono Rive-de-Gier”
- Esperanto: “kantono Vâr-de-Giér”
- Esperanto: “Rive-de-Gier / Vâr-de-Giér”
- French: “canton de Rive-de-Gier”
- French: “Canton de Rive-de-Gier”
- French: “canton de Vâr-de-Giér”
- German: “Kanton Rive-de-Gier”
- Irish: “cantún Rive-de-Gier”
- Italian: “cantone di Rive-de-Gier”
- Italian: “Cantone di Rive-de-Gier”
- Luxembourgish: “Canton de Rive-de-Gier”
- Occitan (post 1500): “canton de Rive-de-Gier”
- Occitan (post 1500): “canton de Vâr-de-Giér”
- Romanian: “Cantonul Rive-de-Gier”
- Russian: “Рив-де-Жье”
- Slovak: “Rive-de-Gier”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Couzon and Le Grand Pont.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Rive-de-Gier Railway Station and Château de Châteauneuf.
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Lyon, Grenoble, Clermont-Ferrand, and Saint-Étienne.
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