Le Thor
Lo Tòr (Occitan) | |
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 Location of Le Thor | |
Le Thor Le Thor | |
| Coordinates: 43°55′48″N 4°59′42″E / 43.93°N 4.995°E / 43.93; 4.995 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Vaucluse |
| Arrondissement | Avignon |
| Canton | L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue |
| Intercommunality | CC du Pays des Sorgues et des Monts de Vaucluse |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Yves Bayon de Noyer1 |
Area 1 | 35.53 km2 (13.72 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)2 | 8,882 |
| • Density | 250.0/km2 (647.5/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Thorois |
| 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 (French pronunciation: [lə tɔʁ]; Occitan: Lo Tòr) 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, an 11th-century castle in ruins, the Château de Thouzon,3 as well as an Urgonian Limestone cave, the Grottes de Thouzon (also known as the Grotte aux Fées), accessible for visits to the public.4
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 3,470 | — |
| 1975 | 4,003 | +2.06% |
| 1982 | 5,023 | +3.30% |
| 1990 | 5,941 | +2.12% |
| 1999 | 6,619 | +1.21% |
| 2007 | 7,722 | +1.95% |
| 2012 | 8,416 | +1.74% |
| 2017 | 9,071 | +1.51% |
| 2023 | 8,882 | −0.35% |
| Source: INSEE5 | ||
Notable residents
- Alexey Brodovitch (1898–1971), graphic designer of Russian descent.
- Pierre Salinger (1925–2004), a White House Press Secretary to US Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson, lived in "La Bastide rose" until his death.
References
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- "Le Château de Thouzon - Le Thor" (in French). islesurlasorguetourisme.com. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
- "Grottes de Thouzon" (in French). islesurlasorguetourisme.com. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
- Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE.