La Terrasse-sur-Dorlay

La Terrasse-sur-Dorlay is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

La Terrasse-sur-Dorlay
Commune
Dam on the Dorlay
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
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentLoire
ArrondissementSaint-Étienne
CantonLe Pilat
IntercommunalitySaint-Étienne Métropole
Government
  Mayor (20142020) Michèle Niebudkowski
Area
1
8.69 km2 (3.36 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
785
  Density90/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 takes its name from the Dorlay river, a tributary of the Gier, which flows through the commune.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1906664    
1911662−0.3%
1921587−11.3%
1931566−3.6%
1946375−33.7%
1954442+17.9%
1962462+4.5%
1968500+8.2%
1975465−7.0%
1982520+11.8%
1990545+4.8%
1999653+19.8%
2010765+17.2%
2017785+2.6%

Sights

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.[2]

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References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. 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 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-08-20.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

See also

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