Thuir (French pronunciation: [tɥiʁ] (listen); Catalan: Tuïr, [tuˈi]) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department, southern France.[2]
Thuir
Tuïr | |
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Commune | |
![]() The town hall in Thuir | |
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Location of Thuir ![]() | |
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Coordinates: 42°37′59″N 2°45′26″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitania |
Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
Arrondissement | Céret |
Canton | Les Aspres |
Intercommunality | Aspres |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | René Olive |
Area 1 | 19.90 km2 (7.68 sq mi) |
Population | 7,924 |
• Density | 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 66210 /66300 |
Elevation | 78–243 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 is located southwest of Perpignan, in the canton of Les Aspres and in the arrondissement of Perpignan. It is situated in a plain between the natural zones of the Aspres and the Riberal.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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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[3] |
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