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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