Bourg-Argental

The canton of Bourg-Argental is a French former administrative division located in the department of Loire and the Rhone-Alpes region. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It consisted of 8 communes, which joined the new canton of Le Pilat in 2015. It had 6,685 inhabitants (2012).The canton comprised the following communes:

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

Thélis-la-Combe (French pronunciation: [teli la kɔ̃b]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

La Versanne (French pronunciation: [la vɛʁsan]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

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

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

Saint-Julien-Molin-Molette (Occitan: Sant Julian-Molin-Moleta; French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒyljɛ̃ mɔlɛ̃ mɔlɛt]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

Saint-Marcel-lès-Annonay (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ maʁsɛl lɛ.z‿anɔnɛ]; Occitan: Sant Marcèl d'ès Anonai) is a commune in the Ardèche department in southern France. The village was founded in 972. The Deûme passes through Saint-Marcel and flows into the Cance with Annonay. Water from these rivers come from the granitic areas and is very pure. Their patent rights have been recognized for several centuries with the rise of paper mills. The paper mills of Annonay by Montgolfier-Canson formed only two groups in the 18th century from Vidalon and Faya-Largeau. In 1805, Jean-Baptiste de Montgolfier was detached from Vidalon to create a factory in Saint-Marcel. Paper production was a large contributor to the rise of the commune and was the main industry for a long period of time. The employees of paper mills were called les usines, French for factory and formed the integral part of their culture and life. The small commune formed only industrial and is residential today, the magnificent buildings mixed with modern buildings.

Saint-Sauveur-en-Rue (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ sovœʁ ɑ̃ ʁy]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

Vanosc (French pronunciation: [vanɔsk]; Occitan: Vanòsc) is a commune in the Ardèche department in southern France.

Villevocance (French pronunciation: [vilvɔkɑ̃s]; Occitan: Vilavaucança) is a commune in the Ardèche department in southern France.

The Col de la Croix de Chaubouret (elevation 1,201 metres (3,940 ft)) is a mountain pass in France, located in the Pilat massif in the Loire. It is between Graix and Le Bessat.