Thiviers Explained

Thiviers
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason-A ville fr Thiviers (Dordogne).svg
Arrondissement:Nontron
Canton:Thiviers
Insee:24551
Postal Code:24800
Mayor:Isabelle Hyvoz[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Coordinates:45.4186°N 0.9222°W
Elevation Min M:147
Elevation Max M:303
Area Km2:27.77

Thiviers (in French pronounced as /tivje/; Occitan (post 1500);: Tivier) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.

Personalities

It is notable as being the town in which Jean-Paul Sartre lived as a child. Painter Pierre Bouillon was born there.

Geography

The Côle forms part of the commune's northwestern border. Thiviers station has rail connections to Bordeaux, Périgueux and Limoges.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.