Thoix | |
|---|---|
 Chateau of Thoix | |
 Location of Thoix | |
  Thoix  Thoix | |
| Coordinates:49°45′22″N2°04′12″E / 49.756°N 2.07°E /49.756; 2.07 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Amiens |
| Canton | Ailly-sur-Noye |
| Intercommunality | CC Somme Sud-Ouest |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Frederic Marseille[1] |
Area 1 | 11.12 km2 (4.29 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 147 |
| • Density | 13.2/km2 (34.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80757 /80160 |
| Elevation | 82–188 m (269–617 ft) (avg. 40.00 m or 131.23 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Thoix (French pronunciation:[twa];Picard:Toé) is acommune in theSommedepartment in theHauts-de-France of northernFrance.
Thoix is situated 15 miles (24 km) southwest ofAmiens, on the D100 road. The Parquets river, a small tributary of the river Évoissons, which flows into theSelle, has its source in Thoix and also feeds the castle moat
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 105 | — |
| 1975 | 114 | +1.18% |
| 1982 | 130 | +1.89% |
| 1990 | 135 | +0.47% |
| 1999 | 144 | +0.72% |
| 2007 | 135 | −0.80% |
| 2012 | 139 | +0.59% |
| 2017 | 144 | +0.71% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
The village has been known by many names over the centuries:Teoletum,Teoleium,Tois in 1140,Thois in 1212 andThoys by 1301. The inhabitants are known asTéoduliens.
Guillaume Gouffier, seigneur de Bonnivet (1488–1525), a favourite of kingFrancis I, wasseigneur of Thoix.
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