Thiais

Thiais (French pronunciation: ​[tjɛ]) is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 10.3 km (6.4 mi) from the center of Paris.[2]

Thiais
Commune
The church Saint-Leu
Coat of arms
Paris and inner ring departments
Location of Thiais
Thiais
Paris and inner ring departments
Thiais
Thiais (Île-de-France (region))
Coordinates: 48°45′54″N 2°23′32″E
CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentVal-de-Marne
ArrondissementL'Haÿ-les-Roses
CantonThiais
IntercommunalityGrand Paris
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Richard Dell'Agnola
Area
1
6.43 km2 (2.48 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
29,017
 • Density4,500/km2 (12,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
94073 /
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The name Thiais comes from Medieval Latin Theodasium or Theodaxium, meaning "estate of Theodasius", a Gallo-Roman landowner.

The Austrian writer Joseph Roth, exiled due to his opposition to the Nazi regime, lived at Thiais at the end of the 1930s and is buried at the local cemetery. The tomb of Russian writer Yevgeny Zamyatin is also there. Expatriate American journalist and novelist William Gardner Smith died there in 1974.[3]

Transport

Thiais is served by Pont de Rungis – Aéroport d'Orly station on Paris RER line C. It is also served by Choisy-le-Roi station on Paris RER line C. This station, although administratively located on the territory of Choisy-le-Roi, lies closer to the town center of Thiais than Pont de Rungis – Aéroport d'Orly station does, and is thus used by people in Thiais.

Education

The commune has:

Monuments

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Official website (in French) (requires Flash)
  3. Jackson, Jacquelyn. "William Gardner Smith" from Dictionary of Literary Biography. Thomson Gale, Thomson Corporation ©2005-2006.
  4. "Ecoles maternelles." Thiais. Retrieved on September 3, 2016.
  5. "Ecoles elementaires." Thiais. Retrieved on September 3, 2016.
  6. "Collèges." Thiais. Retrieved on September 3, 2016.
  7. "Lycée." Thiais. Retrieved on September 3, 2016.


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