Thoiry, Yvelines

Commune in Île-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location of Thoiry

(2020–2026) Benjamin Bayliss^[1]Area

7.09 km² (2.74 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

1,432 • Density200/km² (520/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

78616 /78770

Elevation113–171 m (371–561 ft)
(avg. 151 m or 495 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Thoiry (French pronunciation: [twaʁi]) is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is the location of Château de Thoiry.

In popular culture

The town was mentioned in the song by "Thoiry" by Italian rappers Quentin40 and Puritano.

Sport

Stage 2 of The 2024 Paris–Nice Cycle Race^[3] began at Thoiry, March 3rd 2024.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ https://www.paris-nice.fr/en/