Canton of Saint-Galmier

Canton of Saint-Galmier
French canton
Country France
Region Rhône-Alpes
Department Loire
Arrondissement Montbrison
Seat Saint-Galmier
Communes 11
Government
  Representative Michèle Maras
2013-2015
Area¹
  Total 132.50 km2 (51.16 sq mi)
Population (2011)
  Total 38,510
  Density 290/km2 (750/sq mi)
Cantonal code 42 23
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2.

The canton of Saint-Galmier 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 11 communes, which joined the new canton of Andrézieux-Bouthéon in 2015.[1] It had the following communes:

Commune Inhabitants Postal code INSEE code
Andrézieux-Bouthéon 9 508 42160 42005
Aveizieux 1 371 42330 42010
Bellegarde-en-Forez 1 775 42210 42013
Chambœuf 1 516 42330 42043
Cuzieu 1 478 42330 42081
Montrond-les-Bains 4 608 42210 42149
Rivas 490 42340 42185
Saint-André-le-Puy 1 189 42210 42200
Saint-Bonnet-les-Oules 1 425 42330 42206
Saint-Galmier 5 705 42330 42222
Veauche 8 276 42340 42323

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Coordinates: 45°35′28″N 4°17′15″E / 45.5911°N 4.2875°E / 45.5911; 4.2875

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