Thoirette
Thoirette | |
|---|---|
 Bridge over the Ain | |
Location of Thoirette  | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Jura |
| Arrondissement | Lons-le-Saunier |
| Canton | Arinthod |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Martine Matias |
Area 1 | 8.77 km2 (3.39 sq mi) |
| Population (2013) | 694 |
| • Density | 79/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 39530 /39240 |
| Elevation | 275–635 m (902–2,083 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Thoirette is a commune in the Jura department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of eastern France.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1793 | 155 | — |
| 1806 | 280 | +80.6% |
| 1821 | 285 | +1.8% |
| 1831 | 580 | +103.5% |
| 1841 | 586 | +1.0% |
| 1851 | 595 | +1.5% |
| 1861 | 563 | −5.4% |
| 1872 | 549 | −2.5% |
| 1881 | 527 | −4.0% |
| 1891 | 472 | −10.4% |
| 1901 | 435 | −7.8% |
| 1911 | 377 | −13.3% |
| 1921 | 384 | +1.9% |
| 1931 | 404 | +5.2% |
| 1946 | 294 | −27.2% |
| 1954 | 238 | −19.0% |
| 1962 | 205 | −13.9% |
| 1968 | 223 | +8.8% |
| 1975 | 234 | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 291 | +24.4% |
| 1990 | 427 | +46.7% |
| 1999 | 543 | +27.2% |
| 2008 | 646 | +19.0% |
| 2013 | 694 | +7.4% |
Personalities
Thoirette is the birthplace of the anatomist Marie François Xavier Bichat, whose house still exists in the older part of town.[1]
See also
References
- ^ Dominique Auzias; Jean-Paul Labourdette (30 June 2010). Jura 2010-2011. Petit Futé. pp. 80–. ISBN 978-2-7469-2840-4. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
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