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Thiviers

Thiviers
Thiviers (Dordogne, Fr), église.JPG
Coat of arms of Thiviers
Coat of arms
Thiviers is located in France
Thiviers
Thiviers
Coordinates: 45°25′07″N 0°55′20″E / 45.4186°N 0.9222°E / 45.4186; 0.9222Coordinates: 45°25′07″N 0°55′20″E / 45.4186°N 0.9222°E / 45.4186; 0.9222
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
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)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 24551 / 24800
Elevation 147–303 m (482–994 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Thiviers (Occitan: Tivier) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.

It is notable as being the town in which Jean-Paul Sartre lived as a child. Painter Pierre Bouillon was born there.

The Côle forms part of the commune's northwestern border.


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