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Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Thiviers
Commune
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Location of Thiviers
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Coordinates: 45°25′07″N 0°55′20″E / 45.4186°N 0.9222°E / 45.4186; 0.9222
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentDordogne
ArrondissementNontron
CantonThiviers
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Isabelle Hyvoz
Area27.77 km (10.72 sq mi)
Population2,889
 • Density100/km (270/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code24551 /24800
Elevation147–303 m (482–994 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (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

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

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
Communes of the Dordogne department


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