Unieux
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Etienne | |
| Canton | Firminy | |
| Community association | Saint-Étienne Métropole | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 24 ' N , 4 ° 16' E | |
| height | 421-660 m | |
| surface | 8.58 km 2 | |
| Residents | 8,597 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 1,002 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 42240 | |
| INSEE code | 42316 | |
| Website | www.ville-unieux.fr | |
Unieux is a French municipality with 8597 inhabitants (at 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 Firminy .
geography
The city is located on the eastern bank of the Loire and in the Ondaine Valley , about ten kilometers southwest of Saint-Étienne and 60 kilometers southwest of Lyon . The nature reserve Réserve naturelle régionale Saint-Étienne - Gorges de la Loire is located in the municipality . The Égotay flows into the Ondaine here.
history
In 1361 the place was mentioned as Huniaco and in 1534 as Ugnyeux . In 1794 today's community was formed. The community received the rail connection in 1883 (Fraisses-Unieux station on the Saint-Georges-d'Aurac − Saint-Étienne-Châteaucreux railway).
Population development
- 1962: 7.718
- 1968: 8,428
- 1975: 9.092
- 1982: 8.265
- 1990: 8.064
- 1999: 8,339
- 2006: 8,467
- 2007: 8,485
- 2008: 8,504
Attractions
- Pont du Pertuiset over the Loire
Personalities
- Jacob Holtzer (1802–1862), industrialist and politician
