Thuir

Coordinates: 42°37′59″N 2°45′26″E / 42.6331°N 2.7572°E / 42.6331; 2.7572
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Thuir
Tuïr
The town hall in Thuir
The town hall in Thuir
Coat of arms of Thuir
Location of Thuir
Map
Thuir is located in France
Thuir
Thuir
Thuir is located in Occitanie
Thuir
Thuir
Coordinates: 42°37′59″N 2°45′26″E / 42.6331°N 2.7572°E / 42.6331; 2.7572
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementCéret
CantonLes Aspres
IntercommunalityAspres
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) René Olive[1]
Area
1
19.90 km2 (7.68 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
8,173
 • Density410/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
66210 /66300
Elevation78–243 m (256–797 ft)
(avg. 99 m or 325 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Thuir (French pronunciation: [tɥiʁ] ; Catalan: Tuïr, [tuˈi]) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department, southern France.[3]

Geography[edit]

Thuir is located southwest of Perpignan, in the canton of Les Aspres and in the arrondissement of Ceret. It is situated in a plain between the natural zones of the Aspres and the Riberal.

Map of Thuir and its surrounding communes

Population[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 4,192—    
1975 6,023+5.31%
1982 6,356+0.77%
1990 6,638+0.54%
1999 7,257+1.00%
2007 7,415+0.27%
2012 7,189−0.62%
2017 7,635+1.21%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links[edit]

Media related to Thuir at Wikimedia Commons