Le Thor Lo Tòr (Occitan) | |
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 Town hall | |
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Location of Le Thor  | |
  Le Thor  Le Thor | |
| Coordinates:43°55′48″N4°59′42″E / 43.93°N 4.995°E /43.93; 4.995 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Vaucluse |
| Arrondissement | Avignon |
| Canton | L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue |
| Intercommunality | CC du Pays des Sorgues et des Monts de Vaucluse |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Yves Bayon de Noyer[1] |
Area 1 | 35.53 km2 (13.72 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 8,887 |
| • 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:[lətɔʁ];Occitan:Lo Tòr) is acommune in theVauclusedepartment in theProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azurregion in SoutheasternFrance. 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 anUrgonian Limestone cave, the Grottes de Thouzon (also known as the Grotte aux Fées), accessible for visits to the public.[4]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 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] | ||
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