Thoiry, Ain

Thoiry
Commune
Thoiry in the foreground, with Geneva, Annemasse and the Alps in the background

Coat of arms
Thoiry
Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
Thoiry
Coordinates: 46°14′14″N 5°58′50″E / 46.2372°N 5.9806°E / 46.2372; 5.9806Coordinates: 46°14′14″N 5°58′50″E / 46.2372°N 5.9806°E / 46.2372; 5.9806
Country France
Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Ain
Arrondissement Gex
Canton Thoiry
Intercommunality Pays de Gex
Government
  Mayor (20142020) Muriel Bénier
Area1 28.93 km2 (11.17 sq mi)
Population (2012)2 5,733
  Density 200/km2 (510/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 01419 /01710
Elevation 400–1,704 m (1,312–5,591 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.

Thoiry is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.

The little village was the scene of the September 1926 meeting between Aristide Briand of France and Gustav Stresemann of Germany. During the meeting the two discussed proposals for finally settling the various claims from the First World War, and their common interest in the then-fashionable paneuropean ideas. Ultimately, however, the meeting came to be a missed chance on the road to European integration, as neither statesman could carry domestic opinion with them on these issues.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
17931,114    
18001,178+5.7%
18061,101−6.5%
18211,183+7.4%
18311,290+9.0%
18361,435+11.2%
18411,443+0.6%
18461,499+3.9%
18511,408−6.1%
18561,423+1.1%
18611,460+2.6%
18661,423−2.5%
18721,393−2.1%
18761,356−2.7%
18811,319−2.7%
18861,295−1.8%
18911,349+4.2%
18961,356+0.5%
19011,290−4.9%
19061,280−0.8%
19111,202−6.1%
19211,013−15.7%
19261,076+6.2%
19311,063−1.2%
19361,077+1.3%
1946987−8.4%
19541,091+10.5%
19621,130+3.6%
19681,438+27.3%
19751,859+29.3%
19822,112+13.6%
19903,015+42.8%
19994,063+34.8%
20084,938+21.5%
20125,733+16.1%

See also

References

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