Thoras (French pronunciation: [tɔʁas]; Occitan: Toràs) is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.
Thoras | |
|---|---|
Commune | |
 Village of Croisances | |
Location of Thoras  | |
  Thoras  Thoras | |
| Coordinates: 44°51′57″N 3°33′47″E / 44.8658°N 3.5631°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Haute-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Brioude |
| Canton | Gorges de l'Allier-Gévaudan |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Ludovic Leydier[1] |
Area 1 | 44.93 km2 (17.35 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 226 |
| • Density | 5.0/km2 (13/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 43245 /43170 |
| Elevation | 960–1,371 m (3,150–4,498 ft) (avg. 1,055 m or 3,461 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
History
editOn 1 January 2016, Thoras annexed the neighboring commune of Croisances.
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 607 | — |
| 1975 | 492 | −2.96% |
| 1982 | 426 | −2.04% |
| 1990 | 365 | −1.91% |
| 1999 | 311 | −1.76% |
| 2007 | 261 | −2.17% |
| 2012 | 241 | −1.58% |
| 2017 | 229 | −1.02% |
| Populations of the area corresponding with the commune of Thoras at 1 January 2020. Source: INSEE[3] | ||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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