Doizieux

Doizieux

Crêt de l'Oeillon
Doizieux

Coordinates: 45°25′41″N 4°35′12″E / 45.4281°N 4.5867°E / 45.4281; 4.5867Coordinates: 45°25′41″N 4°35′12″E / 45.4281°N 4.5867°E / 45.4281; 4.5867
Country France
Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Loire
Canton La Grand-Croix
Intercommunality Saint-Étienne Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2001–2008) Dominique Crozet
Area1 28.07 km2 (10.84 sq mi)
Population (2005 estimate)2 791
 • Density 28/km2 (73/sq mi)
Time zone CET (GMT +1) (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 42085 / 42740
Elevation 440–1,396 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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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

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.[1]

Administration

Periode Mayor
March 2001 Dominique Crozet

Demography

Year Population
1962 436
1968 520
1975 478
1982 521
1990 594
1999 645
2005 791

See also

References

  1. ↑ 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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