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Doizieux

Doizieux
Crêt de l'Oeillon
Crêt de l'Oeillon
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Location of Doizieux
Doizieux is located in France
Doizieux
Doizieux
Location within France
Doizieux is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Doizieux
Doizieux
Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Coordinates: 45°25′41″N 4°35′12″E / 45.4281°N 4.5867°E / 45.4281; 4.5867
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentLoire
ArrondissementSaint-Étienne
CantonLe Pilat
IntercommunalitySaint-Étienne Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Philippe Porcherot[1]
Area
1
28.07 km2 (10.84 sq mi)
Elevation
640 m (2,100 ft)
Highest elevation
1,396 m (4,580 ft)
Lowest elevation
440 m (1,440 ft)
Population
 (2023)[2]
856
 • Density30.5/km2 (79.0/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
42085 /42740
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Doizieux (French pronunciation: [dwazjø]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

Geography

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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]

Administration

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Term Mayor
2008–2014 Dominique Crozet
2014–2026 Jean-Philippe Porcherot[1]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 520—    
1975 478−1.20%
1982 521+1.24%
1990 594+1.65%
1999 645+0.92%
2007 789+2.55%
2012 837+1.19%
2017 831−0.14%
2023 856+0.50%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

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References

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  1. 1 2 "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ↑ CESAME (March 2010). "Prélèvements et gestion quantitative de la ressource sur le bassin versant du Gier Phase 1" (PDF). Saint-Etienne Metropole. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
  4. ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
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