Doizieux
Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Doizieux (French pronunciation: [dwazjø]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.
Doizieux | |
|---|---|
Crêt de l'Oeillon | |
 Location of Doizieux | |
  Doizieux Location within France  Doizieux Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| 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 (2023)[2] | 856 |
| • Density | 30.5/km2 (79.0/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. | |
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.[3]
Administration
| Term | Mayor |
|---|---|
| 2008–2014 | Dominique Crozet |
| 2014–2026 | Jean-Philippe Porcherot[1] |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% 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] | ||
