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
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 (20202026) Christian Ducceschi[1]
Area
1
8.69 km2 (3.36 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 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

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

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

  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". 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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