Unieux | |
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Commune | |
 Le Pertuiset bridge | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Unieux | |
  Unieux Location within France  Unieux Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| 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) |
| Elevation | 460 m (1,510 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 660 m (2,170 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 421 m (1,381 ft) |
| Population (2023) | 8,514 |
| • Density | 992/km2 (2,570/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 42316 /42240 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Unieux (French pronunciation: [ynjø]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.
Unieux is located within a larger metropolitan area surrounded by 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.
