Thoard

Thoard
The bell tower of the church of Our Lady of Bethlehem, in Thoard The bell tower of the church of Our Lady of Bethlehem, in Thoard
Coat of arms of Thoard Coat of arms
Thoard
Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region Thoard
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Arrondissement	Digne-les-Bains
Canton	Digne-les-Bains-Ouest
Intercommunality	Duyes et Bléone
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Denis Baille
Area1	43.69 km2 (16.87 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	723
• Density	17/km2 (43/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	04217 / 04380
Elevation	667–1,652 m (2,188–5,420 ft) (avg. 765 m or 2,510 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.

Thoard is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1765	963	—
1793	974	+1.1%
1806	1,016	+4.3%
1821	962	−5.3%
1831	906	−5.8%
1836	1,078	+19.0%
1841	1,038	−3.7%
1846	1,049	+1.1%
1851	1,059	+1.0%
1856	1,024	−3.3%
1861	1,000	−2.3%
1866	989	−1.1%
1872	908	−8.2%
1876	919	+1.2%
1881	936	+1.8%
1886	928	−0.9%
1891	867	−6.6%
1896	796	−8.2%
1901	764	−4.0%
1906	807	+5.6%
1911	767	−5.0%
1921	633	−17.5%
1926	523	−17.4%
1931	512	−2.1%
1936	467	−8.8%
1946	435	−6.9%
1954	414	−4.8%
1962	314	−24.2%
1968	395	+25.8%
1975	423	+7.1%
1982	487	+15.1%
1990	564	+15.8%
1999	646	+14.5%
2008	723	+11.9%

See also

• Communes of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department

References

• INSEE