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The Canton of Givors is a French former administrative division. It was disbanded at the creation of the Metropolis of Lyon in January 2015. It was located in the arrondissement of Lyon, in the Rhône département (Rhône-Alpes région). It had 40,828 inhabitants in 2012.

Montagny (French pronunciation: ​[mɔ̃taɲi]) is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France.

Taluyers is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France.

Givors (French pronunciation: [ʒivɔʁ]; Arpitan: Givôrs) is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France.

The Givors canal (French: Canal de Givors) was built between 1761 and 1781 to carry coal, other goods and passengers from Rive-de-Gier to Givors on the Rhône, running beside the river Gier. The canal was approved in 1760 and after many problems opened in 1780. The canal was originally 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) long. Goods were loaded on flat barges that could carry several tons. It took about 18 hours for two or three men to pull a barge through the canal. The Givors canal played an important role in the early industrialization of Givors and the Gier valley, and became highly profitable. At its peak, in 1827, the canal transported 332,000 tons. The canal became obsolete when the Saint-Étienne–Lyon railway, the first passenger railway in France, was built in 1828–33 along the same route. In an attempt to compete, in 1839 the canal was extended to 20 kilometres (12 mi) long, with 42 locks to raise or lower boats moving between the sections of level water. Despite the extension, traffic volumes slumped, although the canal was kept open until the start of the 20th century. Little now remains of the canal, which has mostly been covered by the A47 autoroute between Givors and Saint-Étienne.

The Gier (French pronunciation: [ʒje]) is a French river that flows in a northeast direction through the Loire and Rhône departments. It is a tributary of the Rhône, which it enters from the right bank. The Gier valley was formerly heavily industrialized with coal and iron mines and factories.

Orliénas (French pronunciation: [ɔʁljena]) is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France.

Millery (French pronunciation: ​[mijʁi]) is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France.

Grigny (French pronunciation: [ɡʁiɲi] (listen)) is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France.

Saint-Laurent-d'Agny (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ loʁɑ̃ daɲi]) is a commune in the Rhône department of eastern France, southwest of Lyon.

Mornant (French pronunciation: [mɔʁnɑ̃] ) is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France.

The Battle of Brignais was fought on the 6th of April 1362, between forces of the Kingdom of France under Count Jacques de Bourbon, from whom the later royal Bourbons descend, and the Tard-Venus Free Companies, led by mercenary captains including Petit Meschin and Seguin de Badefol.