Le Thor

Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

Le Thor Lo Tòr (Occitan)
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Le Thor
(2020–2026)		Yves Bayon de Noyer^[1]
Area ¹	35.53 km² (13.72 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[2]	8,858
• Density	250/km² (650/sq mi)
Demonym	Thorois
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	84132 /84250
Elevation	38–111 m (125–364 ft) (avg. 53 m or 174 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Le Thor (French pronunciation: [lə tɔʁ]; Occitan: 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,^[3] as well as an Urgonian Limestone cave, the Grottes de Thouzon (also known as the Grotte aux Fées), accessible for visits to the public.^[4]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	3,470	—
1975	4,003	+2.06%
1982	5,023	+3.30%
1990	5,941	+2.12%
1999	6,619	+1.21%
2007	7,722	+1.95%
2012	8,416	+1.74%
2017	9,071	+1.51%
Source: INSEE^[5]

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.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ "Le Château de Thouzon - Le Thor" (in French). islesurlasorguetourisme.com. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
^ "Grottes de Thouzon" (in French). islesurlasorguetourisme.com. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE.