La Grand-Croix () is a commune and the seat of a canton in the Loire department in central France.INSEE commune file 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 to the east, and Saint-Étienne is 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.
Population
Notable people Gustave Malécot (28 December 1911 – 1998), mathematician
Twin towns La Grand-Croix is twinned with:
Santa Cruz de la Zarza, Spain, since 1993
See also Communes of the Loire department
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