Canton of Saint-Héand

Canton of Saint-Héand
French canton
Country France
Region Rhône-Alpes
Department Loire
Arrondissement Saint-Étienne
Seat Saint-Héand
Communes 9
Government
  Representative Jean-François Barnier
2008-2014
Area¹
  Total 122.62 km2 (47.34 sq mi)
Population (2010)
  Total 29,202
  Density 240/km2 (620/sq mi)
Cantonal code 42 28
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2.

The canton of Saint-Héand 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 9 communes, which joined the new canton of Sorbiers in 2015.[1] It included the following communes:

Commune Inhabitants Postal code INSEE code
L'Étrat 2 663 42580 42092
Fontanès 630 42140 42096
La Fouillouse 4 390 42480 42097
Marcenod 625 42140 42133
Saint-Christo-en-Jarez 1 766 42320 42208
Saint-Héand 3 671 42570 42234
Sorbiers 7 606 42290 42302
La Talaudière 6 459 42350 42305
La Tour-en-Jarez 1 261 42580 42311

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Coordinates: 45°30′52″N 4°24′55″E / 45.5144°N 4.4154°E / 45.5144; 4.4154

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