Lorette, Loire

The Dorlay (French pronunciation: [dɔʁlɛ]) is a river that flows through the Loire department, France. It is a tributary of the Gier, which in turn is a tributary of the Rhône. The Gier valley was formerly heavily industrialized with coal and iron mines and factories.

La Grand-Croix (French pronunciation: [la ɡʁɑ̃ kʁwa]) 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 40 kilometres (25 mi) to the east, and Saint-Étienne is 18 kilometres (11 mi) to the west. The commune is close to the Parc Naturel Régional du Pilat.The river Dorlay, a tributary of the Gier that rises in Mont Pilat, forms the border between La Grand-Croix and Lorette.

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

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

The canton of La Grand-Croix 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 had 24,646 inhabitants (2012).The canton comprised the following communes:

Saint-Paul-en-Jarez (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ pɔl ɑ̃ ʒaʁɛ]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

Saint-Martin-la-Plaine (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ maʁtɛ̃ la plɛn]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

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

Rive-de-Gier (French pronunciation: [ʁiv də ʒje], literally Bank of Gier) is a commune in the Loire department in central France. In 2020, with a population of 15,086 inhabitants and an area of 7.3 km², the population density is 2,058 inhabitants per km² It was an important center of Loire coal mining basin, glass making and iron and steel manufacture in the 19th century. In the late 20th century the town lost most of its heavy industries.

Cellieu (French pronunciation: [sɛljø]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France. Since the 2016 reform of the administrative regions, it is located in the exact center of the new region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

L'Horme (French pronunciation: [lɔʁm]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

Châteauneuf (French pronunciation: [ʃɑtonœf]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France, midway between Saint-Etienne and Lyon on the A-47 motorway. Châteauneuf is home to one of the units of ArcelorMittal subsidiary Industeel France.