Thiviers

Thiviers
Commune

Coat of arms
Thiviers
Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
Thiviers
Coordinates: 45°25′07″N 0°55′20″E / 45.4186°N 0.9222°E / 45.4186; 0.9222Coordinates: 45°25′07″N 0°55′20″E / 45.4186°N 0.9222°E / 45.4186; 0.9222
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Dordogne
Arrondissement Nontron
Canton Thiviers
Intercommunality Pays Thibérien
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Michel Jaccou
Area1 27.77 km2 (10.72 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 3,147
 • Density 110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Thiviers (Occitan: Tivier) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19623,609—    
19683,838+6.3%
19754,154+8.2%
19823,915−5.8%
19903,590−8.3%
19993,259−9.2%
20083,147−3.4%

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.

See also

References

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