Thoras

Thoras
Commune
Village of Croisances
Location of Thoras
Thoras Thoras
Coordinates: 44°51′57″N 3°33′47″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Haute-Loire
Arrondissement	Brioude
Canton	Gorges de l'Allier-Gévaudan
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Ludovic Leydier
Area 1	44.93 km2 (17.35 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	226
• Density	5.0/km2 (13/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	43245 /43170
Elevation	960–1,371 m (3,150–4,498 ft) (avg. 1,055 m or 3,461 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Thoras (French pronunciation: [tɔʁas]; Occitan: Toràs) is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.

History

On 1 January 2016, Thoras annexed the neighboring commune of Croisances.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	607	—
1975	492	−2.96%
1982	426	−2.04%
1990	365	−1.91%
1999	311	−1.76%
2007	261	−2.17%
2012	241	−1.58%
2017	229	−1.02%
Populations of the area corresponding with the commune of Thoras at 1 January 2020. Source: INSEE

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Loire department

External links

• History of Thoras