Thuir

Thuir
Tuïr
The town hall in Thuir
Location of Thuir
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
 (2022)[2]
8,215
 • 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

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.

Population

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

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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