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Part of Thoirette-Coisia in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Thoirette is a former commune in the Jura department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of eastern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Thoirette-Coisia.[2]
Thoirette | |
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Part of Thoirette-Coisia | |
Bridge over the Ain | |
Coordinates: 46°16′19″N 5°32′00″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
Department | Jura |
Arrondissement | Lons-le-Saunier |
Canton | Moirans-en-Montagne |
Commune | Thoirette-Coisia |
Area 1 | 8.77 km2 (3.39 sq mi) |
Population (2019)[1] | 680 |
• Density | 78/km2 (200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal code | 39240 |
Elevation | 275–635 m (902–2,083 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
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Thoirette is the birthplace of the anatomist Xavier Bichat (1771–1802), whose house still exists in the older part of town.[3]
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