La Valla-en-Gier

La Valla-en-Gier

The Saut du Gier waterfall
La Valla-en-Gier

Coordinates: 45°25′00″N 4°31′01″E / 45.4167°N 4.5169°E / 45.4167; 4.5169Coordinates: 45°25′00″N 4°31′01″E / 45.4167°N 4.5169°E / 45.4167; 4.5169
Country France
Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Loire
Arrondissement Saint-Étienne
Canton Saint-Chamond-Sud
Intercommunality Communauté d'agglomération Saint-Étienne Métropole
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jean-Claude Flachat
Area1 34.78 km2 (13.43 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 741
  Density 21/km2 (55/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 42322 / 42131
Elevation 440–1,388 m (1,444–4,554 ft)
(avg. 650 m or 2,130 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

La Valla-en-Gier is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

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