Le Thor
Appearance
Le Thor | |
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Coordinates: 43°55′48″N 4°59′42″E / 43.93°N 4.995°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
Department | Vaucluse |
Arrondissement | Avignon |
Canton | L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue |
Intercommunality | Pays des Sorgues et des Monts de Vaucluse |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Yves Bayon de Noyer |
Area 1 | 35.53 km2 (13.72 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[1] | 8,858 |
• Density | 250/km2 (650/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 84132 /84250 |
Elevation | 38–111 m (125–364 ft) (avg. 53 m or 174 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Le Thor is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.
It has an attractive Romanesque church, Notre-Dame-du-Lac.
Notable residents
- Alexey Brodovitch Famous Graphic Designer of Russian Descent.
- Pierre Salinger (1925-2004), a White House Press Secretary to U.S. Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson, lived in "La Bastide rose" until his death.
See also
References
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
External links
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