Unieux

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{{Infobox French commune

|name = Unieux

|commune status = Commune

|image = Unieux-Le Pertuiset-Pont du bicentenaire-20140325.jpg

|caption = Le Pertuiset bridge

|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Unieux (Loire).svg

|arrondissement = Saint-Étienne

|canton = Firminy

|INSEE = 42316

|postal code = 42240

|mayor = Christophe Faverjon{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|publisher=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=13 September 2022|language=fr}}

|term = 2020–2026

|intercommunality = Saint-Étienne Métropole

|coordinates = {{coord|45.4025|4.2622|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|elevation m = 460

|elevation min m = 421

|elevation max m = 660

|area km2 = 8.58

|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}

|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}

|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}

}}

Unieux ({{IPA|fr|ynjø}}) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

Unieux is located within a larger metropolitan area, yet is surrounded by delightful and varied countryside.

In recent years, the council of Unieux has made great efforts to improve and modernize the communications infrastructure. This has included road and transport improvements, and the addition of a sophisticated multimedia library that enables the citizens of Unieux to keep in touch with the world beyond Unieux.

Population

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|percentages = pagr

|source = EHESS{{Cassini-Ehess|38432|Unieux }} and INSEE (1968-2017)[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-42316#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE

|1793 |923

|1800 |739

|1806 |883

|1821 |1048

|1831 |1429

|1836 |1490

|1841 |1472

|1846 |1607

|1851 |1682

|1856 |1952

|1861 |2414

|1866 |3235

|1872 |3203

|1876 |3441

|1881 |3850

|1886 |4005

|1891 |4150

|1896 |4377

|1901 |4809

|1906 |5096

|1911 |5187

|1921 |5617

|1926 |5881

|1931 |5914

|1936 |5650

|1946 |5847

|1954 |6894

|1962 |7718

|1968 |8428

|1975 |9092

|1982 |8265

|1990 |8064

|1999 |8339

|2007 |8485

|2012 |8761

|2017 |8597

}}

Born in Unieux

Transportation

Transport is primarily by road. But one can take the train from Gare de Saint-Étienne-Châteaucreux, so long as one is prepared to travel the 12 km between Unieux and Saint-Étienne.

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See also

References

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Category:Communes of Loire (department)

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