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La Terrasse-sur-Dorlay

Coordinates: 45°26′57″N 4°35′02″E / 45.4492°N 4.5839°E / 45.4492; 4.5839
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La Terrasse-sur-Dorlay
Commune
Dam on the Dorlay
Dam on the Dorlay
Coat of arms of La Terrasse-sur-Dorlay
Location of La Terrasse-sur-Dorlay
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La Terrasse-sur-Dorlay is located in France
La Terrasse-sur-Dorlay
La Terrasse-sur-Dorlay
La Terrasse-sur-Dorlay is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
La Terrasse-sur-Dorlay
La Terrasse-sur-Dorlay
Coordinates: 45°26′57″N 4°35′02″E / 45.4492°N 4.5839°E / 45.4492; 4.5839
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentLoire
ArrondissementSaint-Étienne
CantonLe Pilat
IntercommunalitySaint-Étienne Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Christian Ducceschi[1]
Area
1
8.69 km2 (3.36 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
771
 • Density89/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
42308 /42740
Elevation400–873 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

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
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

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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

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  4. ^ 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

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