La Grand-Croix
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 to the east, and Saint-Étienne is to the west.
The commune is close to the Parc Naturel Régional du Pilat.
The Dorlay river, a tributary of the Gier that rises in Mont Pilat, forms the border between La Grand-Croix and Lorette.Population
La Grand-Croix is twinned with:
