Le Thor

Le Thor is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.

Le Thor
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Le Thor
Le Thor
Le Thor
Coordinates: 43°55′48″N 4°59′42″E
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentVaucluse
ArrondissementAvignon
CantonL'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue
IntercommunalityPays des Sorgues et des Monts de Vaucluse
Government
  MayorJacques Olivier
Area
1
35.53 km2 (13.72 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
9,071
  Density260/km2 (660/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.

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

Notable residents

  • Alexey Brodovitch Famous 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.
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See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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