Thoiry, Ain Explained

Thoiry
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr Thoiry (Ain) modèrne.svg
Arrondissement:Gex
Canton:Thoiry
Insee:01419
Postal Code:01710
Mayor:Muriel Bénier[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:CA Pays de Gex
Coordinates:46.2372°N 5.9806°W
Elevation Min M:400
Elevation Max M:1720
Area Km2:28.93

Thoiry (in French pronounced as /twaʁi/) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.

The little village was the scene of the September 1926 meeting between Aristide Briand of France and Gustav Stresemann of Germany. During the meeting the two discussed proposals for finally settling the various claims from the First World War, and their common interest in the then-fashionable paneuropean ideas. Ultimately, however, the meeting came to be a missed chance on the road to European integration, as neither statesman could carry domestic opinion with them on these issues.

The highest peak in the Jura Mountains, the Crêt de la Neige, is located in the commune.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr. 7 May 2024. 28 June 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200628030259/https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503. live.