Thiat

Thiat

The Brame in winter

Coat of arms
Thiat

Coordinates: 46°16′03″N 0°58′30″E / 46.26750°N 0.97500°ECoordinates: 46°16′03″N 0°58′30″E / 46.26750°N 0.97500°E
Country France
Region Limousin
Department Haute-Vienne
Arrondissement Bellac
Canton Le Dorat
Intercommunality Basse Marche
Government
  Mayor (20102014) Jean-Claude Courtioux
Area1 11.35 km2 (4.38 sq mi)
Population (2009)2 183
  Density 16/km2 (42/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 87196 / 87320
Elevation 123–226 m (404–741 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Thiat (Occitan: Tiat) is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Limousin region in west-central France.

Geography

The river Brame forms all of the commune's southern border, then flows into the Gartempe, which forms all of its western border.

Demographics

Inhabitants are known as Thiachons.

See also

References

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