Thiviers (; ) is a commune in the

Dordogne Dordogne ( , or ; ; ) is a large rural departments of France, department in south west France, with its Prefectures in France, prefecture in Périgueux. Located in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region roughly half-way between the Loire Valley and ...

department in

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in southwestern

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It is notable as being the town in which

Jean-Paul Sartre Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre (, ; ; 21 June 1905 – 15 April 1980) was a French philosopher, playwright, novelist, screenwriter, political activist, biographer, and literary criticism, literary critic, considered a leading figure in 20th ...

lived as a child. Painter Pierre Bouillon was born there.

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The

Côle The Côle () is a long river in the Dordogne ''département'', south-central France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include Frenc ...

forms part of the commune's northwestern border. Thiviers station has rail connections to Bordeaux, Périgueux and Limoges.

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