La Valla-en-Gier
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Etienne | |
| Canton | Le Pilat | |
| Community association | Saint-Étienne Métropole | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 25 ' N , 4 ° 31' E | |
| height | 440-1,388 m | |
| surface | 34.67 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,042 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 30 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 42131 | |
| INSEE code | 42322 | |
| Website | http://www.la-valla-en-gier.fr/ | |
La Valla-en-Gier is a French commune with 1,042 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the Loire department in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes in Canton Le Pilat (2015: District of Saint-Chamond-Sud ) and part of the Local authority association Saint-Étienne Métropole . The municipality is part of the Pilat Regional Nature Park .
geography
La Valla-en-Gier is located about ten kilometers east-southeast of Saint-Étienne on the river Gier . La Valla-en-Gier is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Chamond in the north, Doizieux in the east, Colombier in the southeast, Graix and Le Bessat in the south and Saint-Étienne in the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 745 | 677 | 581 | 660 | 745 | 741 | 880 | 990 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Saint-Andèol church
- Waterfall of Greed
Personalities
- Marcellin Champagnat (1789–1840), priest, vicar in La Valla-en-Gier, saint of the Roman Catholic Church
Web links
Commons : La Valla-en-Gier - collection of images, videos and audio files
