Information about Thiers, France

Commune of
Thiers
Location
Longitude03° 32' 54" E
Latitude45° 51' 26" N
Administration
Country France
ArrondissementThiers
CantonThiers (chief town)
IntercommunalityThiers communauté
MayorThierry Deglon
(2001-2008)
Statistics
Altitude283 m–793 m
(avg. 439 m)
Population
(1999)
13,338
 - Density (1999)299,8/km
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code63430/ 63300
Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel).
Thiers is a commune of the Puy-de-Dôme département, in France. It is the birth place of Claire Chazal and is famous for its knives and cutlery industry.

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Arrondissement of Thiers
Cantons 6
Communes 43
Sous-préfecture Thiers
Population
 - 1999 56,292
 - Density 65/km²
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only, excluding overseas departments and territories, as well as former French colonies and protectorates. Algeria and its départements, although they were an integral part of metropolitan France until 1962, are not included in the figures.
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Puy-de-Dôme

Coat of arms of the Puy-de-Dôme department
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Department number: 63
Region: Auvergne
Prefecture: Clermont-Ferrand
Subprefectures: Ambert
Issoire
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Claire Chazal (born December 1 1956 at Thiers in the Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne) is a French journalist, romance writer, and director of the editorial staff of the information on TF1. She presents the television news at 8 p.m along with Patrick Poivre D'Arvor.
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The Laguiole knife is a high-quality traditional French pocket-knife, originally produced in the town of Laguiole in the Aveyron region of southern France. The design dates from the early 19th century.
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The Marjacq knife is a luxurious folding knife made at Thiers in France. The blade is of stainless steel and the handle is of boxwood, olive-wood or ebony, and there is a locking-ring to hold the blade in position, similar to that found on Opinel knives.
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