Thiviers

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Coat of arms

Location of Thiviers

(2020–2026) Isabelle Hyvoz^[1]Area

27.77 km² (10.72 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

2,865 • Density100/km² (270/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

24551 /24800

Elevation147–303 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.

Thiviers (French pronunciation: [tivje]; Occitan: Tivier) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	3,838	—
1975	4,154	+1.14%
1982	3,915	−0.84%
1990	3,590	−1.08%
1999	3,261	−1.06%
2007	3,174	−0.34%
2012	3,115	−0.37%
2017	2,877	−1.58%
Source: INSEE^[3]

Personalities

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

Geography

The Côle forms part of the commune's northwestern border. Thiviers station has rail connections to Bordeaux, Périgueux and Limoges.

References

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