Thiviers

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Thiviers
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Thiviers
Coordinates: 45°25′07″N0°55′20″E / 45.4186°N 0.9222°E / 45.4186; 0.9222
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Dordogne
Arrondissement Nontron
Canton Thiviers
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Isabelle Hyvoz [1]
Area
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27.77 km2 (10.72 sq mi)
Population
 (2022) [2]
2,889
  Density100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
24551 /24800
Elevation147–303 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.

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Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
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

It is notable as being the town in which Jean-Paul Sartre lived as a child. Painter Pierre Bouillon was born there.

Geography

The Côle forms part of the commune's northwestern border. Thiviers station has rail connections to Bordeaux, Périgueux and Limoges.

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE