Thiviers
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Thiviers | |
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Coordinates: 45°25′07″N 0°55′20″E / 45.4186°N 0.9222°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Dordogne |
Arrondissement | Nontron |
Canton | Thiviers |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Isabelle Hyvoz[1] |
Area 1 | 27.77 km2 (10.72 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 2,865 |
• Density | 100/km2 (270/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 24551 /24800 |
Elevation | 147–303 m (482–994 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Thiviers (French pronunciation: [tivje]; Occitan: Tivier) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.
Population
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 3,838 | — |
1975 | 4,154 | +1.14% |
1982 | 3,915 | −0.84% |
1990 | 3,590 | −1.08% |
1999 | 3,261 | −1.06% |
2007 | 3,174 | −0.34% |
2012 | 3,115 | −0.37% |
2017 | 2,877 | −1.58% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
Personalities
[edit]It is notable as being the town in which Jean-Paul Sartre lived as a child. Painter Pierre Bouillon was born there.
Geography
[edit]The Côle forms part of the commune's northwestern border. Thiviers station has rail connections to Bordeaux, Périgueux and Limoges.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE