Doizieux (French pronunciation: [dwazjø]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.
Doizieux | |
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Commune | |
Crêt de l'Oeillon | |
Location of Doizieux ![]() | |
Doizieux Doizieux | |
| Coordinates: 45°25′41″N 4°35′12″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Loire |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Étienne |
| Canton | Le Pilat |
| Intercommunality | Saint-Étienne Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Philippe Porcherot[1] |
| Area 1 | 28.07 km2 (10.84 sq mi) |
| Population | 835 |
| • Density | 30/km2 (77/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| 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. | |
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.[3]
| Term | Mayor[4] |
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| 2008–2014 | Dominique Crozet |
| 2014–2026 | Jean-Philippe Porcherot[1] |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1962 | 436 | — |
| 1968 | 520 | +19.3% |
| 1975 | 478 | −8.1% |
| 1982 | 521 | +9.0% |
| 1990 | 594 | +14.0% |
| 1999 | 645 | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 791 | +22.6% |
| 2015 | 832 | +5.2% |
Communes of the Loire department | |
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