Doizieux

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Location of Doizieux

(2020–2026) Jean-Philippe Porcherot^[1]Area

28.07 km² (10.84 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

852 • Density30/km² (79/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

42085 /42740

Elevation440–1,396 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.

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

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

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	520	—
1975	478	−1.20%
1982	521	+1.24%
1990	594	+1.65%
1999	645	+0.92%
2009	816	+2.38%
2014	840	+0.58%
2020	843	+0.06%
Source: INSEE^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ 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.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE