La Terrasse-sur-Dorlay explained

La Terrasse-sur-Dorlay
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr La Terrasse-sur-Dorlay (Loire).svg
Arrondissement:Saint-Étienne
Canton:Le Pilat
Insee:42308
Postal Code:42740
Mayor:Christian Ducceschi[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:Saint-Étienne Métropole
Coordinates:45.4492°N 4.5839°W
Elevation Min M:400
Elevation Max M:873
Area Km2:8.69

La Terrasse-sur-Dorlay (in French pronounced as /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.

Sights

The dam on the Dorlay with storage capacity of, is just upstream from the village.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.
  2. Web site: Prélèvements et gestion quantitative de la ressource sur le bassin versant du Gier Phase 1 . 6 . CESAME . March 2010 . Saint-Etienne Metropole . 2012-08-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304073258/http://www.rhone-mediterranee.eaufrance.fr/docs/gestion-quantitative/EEVPG/Gier/EVP_Gier_rapport_phase1_mars2010.pdf . 2016-03-04 . dead .