Le Thoronet

Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

Coat of arms

Location of Le Thoronet

(2020–2026) Marjorie Viort^[1]Area

37.53 km² (14.49 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

2,613 • Density70/km² (180/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

83136 /83340

Elevation75–444 m (246–1,457 ft)
(avg. 180 m or 590 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Le Thoronet (French pronunciation: [lə tɔʁɔnɛ]; Occitan: Lo Toronet) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.

It is known for the romanesque Le Thoronet Abbey, built in the 12th and 13th century.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	549	—
1975	575	+0.66%
1982	819	+5.18%
1990	1,163	+4.48%
1999	1,533	+3.12%
2007	2,061	+3.77%
2012	2,373	+2.86%
2017	2,462	+0.74%
Source: INSEE^[3]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE