Thuir

Thuir (French pronunciation: [tɥiʁ] ^ⓘ; Catalan: Tuïr, [tuˈi]) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department, southern France.^[3]

Thuir Tuïr
Commune
The town hall in Thuir
Coat of arms
Location of Thuir
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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  (2022)[2]	8,215
• Density	410/km2 (1,100/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.

Map of Thuir and its surrounding communes

Population

Historical 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]

See also

• Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department