Thiers, Puy-de-Dôme
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Coordinates: 45°51′26″N 3°32′54″E / 45.8572222222, 3.54833333333

Commune of Thiers Saint-Genès church in Thiers
Location
Administration
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: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.

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.

See also

• Laguiole knife
• Marjacq knife

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