The town of Saint-Héand is located on the slopes of the Monts du Lyonnais, offering its inhabitants a dominant position on the plain of Forez and the Pilat.
Saint-Héand is the capital of the canton. The town is located 680 m above sea level.
Location: 12 km from Saint- Etienne, 60 km from Lyon.
Access: 10 minutes from the train station of Saint -Etienne Châteaucreux, 15 minutes from the airport of Saint- Etienne Bouthéon and 1h20 from Lyon Saint -Exupéry, 10 minutes from the A72 motorway.
The town is one of the largest in the department ( 3130 ha).
Saint-Héand part of the urban community of Saint- Etienne Métropole (45 towns - 430 thousand inhabitants), which it has transferred the following competencies (essentially) : collection and treatment of waste, transport, economic development.
