Doizieux

Doizieux is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

Doizieux
Commune
Crêt de l'Oeillon
Location of Doizieux
Doizieux
Doizieux
Coordinates: 45°25′41″N 4°35′12″E
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentLoire
ArrondissementSaint-Étienne
CantonLe Pilat
IntercommunalitySaint-Étienne Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Jean-Philippe Porcherot
Area
1
28.07 km2 (10.84 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
831
 • Density30/km2 (77/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
42085 /42740
Elevation440–1,396 m (1,444–4,580 ft)
(avg. 640 m or 2,100 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

The village is situated 50 kilometres (31 mi) southwest of Lyon. It is in the heart of the Parc naturel régional du Pilat.

The Dorlay river, a tributary of the Gier that rises in Mont Pilat, flows through the commune.[2]

Administration
Periode Mayor
March 2001 Dominique Crozet

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962436—    
1968520+19.3%
1975478−8.1%
1982521+9.0%
1990594+14.0%
1999645+8.6%
2005791+22.6%
2015832+5.2%

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. CESAME (March 2010). "Prélèvements et gestion quantitative de la ressource sur le bassin versant du Gier Phase 1" (PDF). Saint-Etienne Metropole. p. 6. Retrieved 2012-08-20.


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