Thizy-les-Bourgs (French pronunciation: [tizi le buʁ]) is a commune in the Rhône department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France. The result of the merger, on 1 January 2013, of the communes of Bourg-de-Thizy, La Chapelle-de-Mardore, Mardore, Marnand and Thizy.[3]

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A partial view of Thizy-les-Bourgs
A partial view of Thizy-les-Bourgs
Coat of arms of Thizy-les-Bourgs
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Location of Thizy-les-Bourgs
Thizy-les-Bourgs is located in France
Thizy-les-Bourgs
Thizy-les-Bourgs
Thizy-les-Bourgs is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Thizy-les-Bourgs
Thizy-les-Bourgs
Coordinates: 46°02′00″N 4°18′44″E / 46.0333°N 4.3122°E / 46.0333; 4.3122
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentRhône
ArrondissementVillefranche-sur-Saône
CantonThizy-les-Bourgs
IntercommunalityCA de l'Ouest Rhodanien
Government
  Mayor (20232026) Ludovic Cherpin[1]
Area
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44.44 km2 (17.16 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
5,771
  Density129.9/km2 (336.3/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
69248 /69240
Elevation365–804 m (1,198–2,638 ft)
(avg. 584 m or 1,916 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

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The population data given in the table below refer to the commune in its geography as of January 2025.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 8,362    
1975 7,950−0.72%
1982 7,509−0.81%
1990 6,866−1.11%
1999 6,349−0.87%
2007 6,388+0.08%
2012 6,369−0.06%
2017 6,031−1.08%
2023 5,771−0.73%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

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References

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  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 12 March 2025.
  2. "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. (in French) Arrêté du 29 octobre 2012 portant création de la commune nouvelle de Thizy-les-Bourgs
  4. Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE