Unieux
Unieux | |
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Commune | |
Le Pertuiset bridge | |
Location of Unieux | |
| Coordinates: 45°24′09″N 4°15′44″E / 45.4025°N 4.2622°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Loire |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Étienne |
| Canton | Firminy |
| Intercommunality | Saint-Étienne Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Christophe Faverjon |
Area 1 | 8.58 km2 (3.31 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 8,495 |
| • Density | 990/km2 (2,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 42316 /42240 |
| Elevation | 421–660 m (1,381–2,165 ft) (avg. 460 m or 1,510 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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Unieux (French pronunciation: [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.