La Terrasse-sur-Dorlay

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La Terrasse-sur-Dorlay
Coat of arms of La Terrasse-sur-Dorlay
La Terrasse-sur-Dorlay (France)
La Terrasse-sur-Dorlay
region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Loire
Arrondissement Saint-Etienne
Canton Le Pilat
Community association Saint-Étienne Métropole
Coordinates 45 ° 27 '  N , 4 ° 35'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 27 '  N , 4 ° 35'  E
height 400-873 m
surface 8.69 km 2
Residents 785 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 90 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 42740
INSEE code
Website http://www.la-terrasse-sur-dorlay.com/

La Terrasse-sur-Dorlay is a French municipality with 785 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Loire in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It belongs to the arrondissement of Saint-Étienne and the canton of Le Pilat (until 2015: canton of La Grand-Croix ). The inhabitants are called Pontérois .

geography

La Terrasse-sur-Dorlay is about 15 kilometers east of Saint-Étienne . La Terrasse-sur-Dorlay is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Paul-en-Jarez in the north, Pélussin in the east and south-east, Doizieux in the south and Saint-Chamond in the west.

Population development

1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2008 2013
462 500 465 520 545 653 732 779
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Hydroelectric power station on the Dorlay weir

Web links

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