Thoard
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| region | Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | |
| Department | Alpes-de-Haute-Provence | |
| Arrondissement | Digne-les-Bains | |
| Canton | Digne-les-Bains-1 | |
| Community association | Provence-Alpes agglomeration | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 9 ' N , 6 ° 9' E | |
| height | 667-1,652 m | |
| surface | 43.69 km 2 | |
| Residents | 723 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 17 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 04380 | |
| INSEE code | 04217 | |
Thoard is a French municipality with 723 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence in the region Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Digne-les-Bains and the canton of Digne-les-Bains-1 . The residents call themselves Thoardais .
geography
Thoard lies in the valley of the Duyes River . The neighboring communities are
- Le Castellard-Mélan and Hautes-Duyes in the north,
- La Robine-sur-Galabre in the northeast,
- Digne-les-Bains in the east,
- Champtercier and Barras in the south,
- Volonne in the southwest,
- Sourribes in the west,
- Entrepierres in the northwest.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2004 | 2009 | 2012 |
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| Residents | 314 | 395 | 423 | 487 | 564 | 646 | 703 | 734 | 732 |
Attractions
- Notre-Dame de Bethléem church, Monument historique
Web links
Commons : Thoard - collection of images, videos and audio files
