Le Thor
{{about|the commune near Avignon|other uses|Thor (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox French commune
|name = Le Thor
|native name = {{native name|oc|Lo Tòr}}
|commune status = Commune
|image = Le Thor 1 by JM Rosier.jpg
|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Le Thor (Vaucluse).svg
|caption = Town hall
|arrondissement = Avignon
|canton = L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue
|INSEE = 84132
|postal code = 84250
|mayor = Yves Bayon de Noyer{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|publisher=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=13 September 2022|language=fr}}
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = CC du Pays des Sorgues et des Monts de Vaucluse
|demonym = Thorois
|coordinates = {{coord|43.93|4.995|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 53
|elevation min m = 38
|elevation max m = 111
|area km2 = 35.53
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Le Thor ({{IPA|fr|lə tɔʁ}}; {{langx|oc|Lo Tòr}}) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. In 2021, it had a population of 8,858.
It has an attractive Romanesque church, Notre-Dame-du-Lac, an 11th-century castle in ruins, the Château de Thouzon,{{cite web|title=Le Château de Thouzon - Le Thor|url=https://islesurlasorguetourisme.com/decouvrir/terre-de-patrimoine/les-chateaux/le-chateau-de-thouzon|publisher=islesurlasorguetourisme.com|access-date=2024-08-29|language=fr}} as well as an Urgonian Limestone cave, the Grottes de Thouzon (also known as the Grotte aux Fées), accessible for visits to the public.{{cite web|title=Grottes de Thouzon|url=https://islesurlasorguetourisme.com/page/grottes-de-thouzon+64577.html|publisher=islesurlasorguetourisme.com|access-date=2024-08-29|language=fr}}
Population
{{Historical populations
|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-84132#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE.
|percentages = pagr
|align = none
|1968 |3470
|1975 |4003
|1982 |5023
|1990 |5941
|1999 |6619
|2007 |7722
|2012 |8416
|2017 |9071
}}
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.
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.ville-lethor.fr/ Town website]
{{Commons category|Le Thor}}
{{Vaucluse communes}}
{{Authority control}}
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