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Commune of Thiers |
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| Location | |
| Coordinates | 45° 51' 26" N 03° 32' 54" E |
| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne |
| Department | Puy-de-Dôme (sous-préfecture) |
| Arrondissement | Thiers |
| Canton | Thiers (chief town) |
| Intercommunality | Thiers communauté |
| Mayor | Thierry Deglon (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 283 m–793 m (avg. 439 m) |
| Land area¹ | 44.49 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
13,338 |
| - Density | 299,8/km² (1999) |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 63430/ 63300 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
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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.
