Le Thor
Le Thor is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.
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Coordinates: 43°55′48″N 4°59′42″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 (2017-01-01)[1] | 9,071 |
• Density | 260/km2 (660/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. |
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 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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