Thuir
Commune in Occitania, France
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Thuir (French pronunciation: [tɥiʁ] ⓘ; Catalan: Tuïr, [tuˈi]) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department, southern France.[3]
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Thuir
Tuïr | |
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The town hall in Thuir | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Thuir | |
  Thuir  Thuir | |
| Coordinates: 42°37′59″N 2°45′26″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Arrondissement | Céret |
| Canton | Les Aspres |
| Intercommunality | Aspres |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | René Olive[1] |
Area 1 | 19.90 km2 (7.68 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 8,243 |
| • Density | 414.2/km2 (1,073/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 66210 /66300 |
| Elevation | 78–243 m (256–797 ft) (avg. 99 m or 325 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Thuir is located southwest of Perpignan, in the canton of Les Aspres and in the arrondissement of Ceret. It is situated in a plain between the natural zones of the Aspres and the Riberal.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 4,192 | — |
| 1975 | 6,023 | +5.31% |
| 1982 | 6,356 | +0.77% |
| 1990 | 6,638 | +0.54% |
| 1999 | 7,257 | +1.00% |
| 2007 | 7,415 | +0.27% |
| 2012 | 7,189 | −0.62% |
| 2017 | 7,635 | +1.21% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
