Le Thor

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

Coat of arms

Location of Le Thor

(2020–2026) Yves Bayon de Noyer^[1]Area

35.53 km² (13.72 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

8,858 • Density250/km² (650/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

84132 /84250

Elevation38–111 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.

It has an attractive Romanesque church, Notre-Dame-du-Lac.

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^[3]

Notable residents

Alexey Brodovitch (1898–1971), graphic designer of Russian descent.
Pierre Salinger (1925-2004), a White House Press Secretary to U.S. 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". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE