Canton Of Montbrison

	Canton Of Montbrison The canton of Montbrison is a French administrative division located in the department of Loire and the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was expanded from 19 to 31 communes: Bard Boisset-Saint-Priest Chalain-d'Uzore Chalain-le-Comtal La Chapelle-en-Lafaye Chazelles-sur-Lavieu * Chenereilles * Écotay-l'Olme * Grézieux-le-Fromental * Gumières L'Hôpital-le-Grand Lavieu Lérigneux Lézigneux Luriecq Magneux-Haute-Rive * Margerie-Chantagret Marols Montarcher * Montbrison Mornand-en-Forez Précieux Roche Saint-Georges-Haute-Ville Saint-Jean-Soleymieux Saint-Paul-d'Uzore Saint-Romain-le-Puy Saint-Thomas-la-Garde * Savigneux Soleymieux Verrières-en-Forez See also Cantons of the Loire department The following is a list of the 21 cantons of the Loire department, in France, following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015: Andrézieux-Bouth� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Montbrison, Loire Montbrison (; frp, Montbréson) is a commune and a subprefecture of the Loire department in central France. Montbrison was the historical capital of the counts of Forez, and today it is the principal city in the Forez. The commune gives its name to the popular blue cheese '' Fourme de Montbrison'', which has been made in the region for centuries. It received Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée status in 1972. History The town of Montbrison was founded in the area around the lords' castles in the Forez region, of which Montbrison would later become the capital. The earliest recorded reference to the town dates to 870CE. The town was fortified following the attacks by the English army at the start of the Hundred Years War. During the Religious Wars, Montbrison was captured and pillaged by the Protestant forces of François de Beaumont in 1562, with the town's garrison thrown from the ramparts onto spikes placed by the attackers. The Convent of the Visitation was founded in 1643 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Lérigneux Lérigneux () is a commune in the Loire department in central France. Population See also Communes of the Loire department The following is a list of the 323 communes of the Loire department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Loire (department) {{Loire-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]