Thiviers
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Location within Aquitaine region  Thiviers | ||
| Coordinates: 45°25′07″N 0°55′20″E / 45.4186°N 0.9222°ECoordinates: 45°25′07″N 0°55′20″E / 45.4186°N 0.9222°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes | |
| Department | Dordogne | |
| Arrondissement | Nontron | |
| Canton | Thiviers | |
| Intercommunality | Pays Thibérien | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Michel Jaccou | |
| Area1 | 27.77 km2 (10.72 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 3,147 | |
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 24551 / 24800 | |
| Elevation | 147–303 m (482–994 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
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Thiviers (Occitan: Tivier) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.
Population
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 3,609 | — |
| 1968 | 3,838 | +6.3% |
| 1975 | 4,154 | +8.2% |
| 1982 | 3,915 | −5.8% |
| 1990 | 3,590 | −8.3% |
| 1999 | 3,259 | −9.2% |
| 2008 | 3,147 | −3.4% |
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.
See also
References
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