Thoiras
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Gard | |
| Arrondissement | Alès | |
| Canton | La Grand-Combe | |
| Community association | Alès agglomeration | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 4 ′ N , 3 ° 56 ′ E | |
| height | 139-503 m | |
| surface | 22.89 km 2 | |
| Residents | 436 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 19 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 30140 | |
| INSEE code | 30329 | |
Thoiras (earlier spelling Toiras , okzitan. Toirac ) is a French commune in the department of Gard in the region Languedoc-Roussillon . The municipality is located on the river la Salindrenque , which flows east of the village into the Gardon de Saint-Jean , at the foot of the Cévennes at an altitude of between 139 m and 169 m and has 436 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017). Nearby are the cities of Nîmes (56 km) and Alès (23 km).
geography
The communes bordering Thoiras are Anduze , Corbès , Générargues , Lasalle , Mialet , Saint-Bonnet-de-Salendrinque , Saint-Jean-du-Gard , Saint-Félix-de-Pallières , Sainte-Croix-de-Caderle and Vabres im same department.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
| Residents | 160 | 190 | 255 | 304 | 332 | 359 | 405 | 436 |
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Attractions
- Château de Thoiras
- Filigree bridge (Pont) des Salindres
Personalities
In Saint-Jean-de-Gardonnenque, today's Saint-Jean-du-Gard, which formerly belonged to the Thoiras Castle, Jean du Caylar de Saint-Bonnet, Marquis de Toiras was born on March 1, 1585 .
Web links
- Mairie de Thoiras - La Commune, la Mairie de Thoiras et son village en France, Languedoc-Roussillon (Thoiras in the directory of French mairies )