Doizieux

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

Doizieux
Commune
Crêt de l'Oeillon
Location of Doizieux
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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  (2022)[2]	861
• Density	31/km2 (79/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

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]

See also

• Communes of the Loire department