Doizieux
Encyclopedia
Doizieux is a commune
in the Loire
department in central France
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. It is in the heart of the Parc naturel régional du Pilat.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Loire
Loire
Loire is an administrative department in the east-central part of France occupying the River Loire's upper reaches.-History:Loire was created in 1793 when after just 3½ years the young Rhône-et-Loire department was split into two. This was a response to counter-Revolutionary activities in Lyon...
department in central France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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Geography
The village is situated 50 kilometres (31.1 mi) southwest of LyonLyon
Lyon , is a city in east-central France in the Rhône-Alpes region, situated between Paris and Marseille. Lyon is located at from Paris, from Marseille, from Geneva, from Turin, and from Barcelona. The residents of the city are called Lyonnais....
. It is in the heart of the Parc naturel régional du Pilat.
Demography
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1962 | 436 |
| 1968 | 520 |
| 1975 | 478 |
| 1982 | 521 |
| 1990 | 594 |
| 1999 | 645 |
| 2005 | 791 |