La Terrasse-sur-Dorlay

La Terrasse-sur-Dorlay (French pronunciation: [la tɛʁas syʁ dɔʁlɛ]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

La Terrasse-sur-Dorlay
Commune
Dam on the Dorlay
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 (20202026) Christian Ducceschi
Area
1
8.69 km2 (3.36 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[1]
776
  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 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]

References

  1. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
  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.

See also

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