Furan (river)

Andrézieux-Bouthéon (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃dʁezjø buteɔ̃]; Arpitan: Andrèsiô-Botion) is a commune of the Loire department in central France. It lies on the right bank of the river Loire, at its confluence with the river Furan, 13 km north of the city of Saint-Étienne.

The canton of Andrézieux-Bouthéon is an administrative division of the Loire department, in eastern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Andrézieux-Bouthéon.It consists of the following communes:

Saint-Cyprien (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ sipʁijɛ̃] ; Arpitan: Sant-Cebrin) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒy(st) sɛ̃ ʁɑ̃bɛʁ]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France. Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert was created in 1973 by the merger of two former communes: Saint-Just-sur-Loire and Saint-Rambert-sur-Loire.

Bonson (French pronunciation: [bɔ̃sɔ̃]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

The canton of Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert 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 12 to 18 communes:

Veauchette (French pronunciation: [voʃɛt]) is a commune in the Loire department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in central France.

Veauche (French pronunciation: [voʃ]; Arpitan: Viôche) is a commune in the Loire department in central France. It is 20 km (12 mi) from Saint-Etienne and is bordered on the west by the Loire River.

The Château de Grangent is a ruined castle in the commune of Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert in the Loire département of France. At the time of its construction, originally around 800, it was on a promontory standing some 50 metres above the river Loire. The building of the Grangent dam means that it is now on a small island in a lake, the lac de Grangent. It is overlooked by the larger castle, the Château d'Essalois. During the Middle Ages and later, it suffered destruction, rebuilding and several restorations. It has been listed since 1945 as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture. The castle is privately owned.

Rivas is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

The Château d'Essalois is a restored castle in the commune of Chambles in the Loire département of France, overlooking a dammed portion of the river Loire, Lake Grangent.

Sury-le-Comtal (French pronunciation: [syʁi lə kɔ̃tal]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.