La Terrasse-sur-Dorlay
La Terrasse-sur-Dorlay | |
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Commune | |
 Dam on the Dorlay | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of La Terrasse-sur-Dorlay  | |
  La Terrasse-sur-Dorlay  La Terrasse-sur-Dorlay | |
| Coordinates: 45°26′57″N 4°35′02″E / 45.4492°N 4.5839°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Loire |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Étienne |
| Canton | Le Pilat |
| Intercommunality | Saint-Étienne Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Christian Ducceschi[1] |
| Area 1 | 8.69 km2 (3.36 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 771 |
| • Density | 89/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 42308 /42740 |
| Elevation | 400–873 m (1,312–2,864 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
La Terrasse-sur-Dorlay (French pronunciation: [la tɛʁas syʁ dɔʁlɛ]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.
La Terrasse-sur-Dorlay takes its name from the Dorlay river, a tributary of the Gier, which flows through the commune.
Population[edit]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 500 | — |
| 1975 | 465 | −1.03% |
| 1982 | 520 | +1.61% |
| 1990 | 545 | +0.59% |
| 1999 | 653 | +2.03% |
| 2009 | 749 | +1.38% |
| 2014 | 783 | +0.89% |
| 2020 | 772 | −0.24% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Sights[edit]
The dam on the Dorlay with storage capacity of 2,500,000 cubic metres (88,000,000 cu ft), is just upstream from the village.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ 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.
See also[edit]
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