Thiais
Thiais | |
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The church Saint-Leu | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location (in red) within Paris inner suburbs | |
Location of Thiais | |
Thiais Thiais | |
| Coordinates: 48°45′54″N 2°23′32″E / 48.765°N 2.3923°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Val-de-Marne |
| Arrondissement | L'Haÿ-les-Roses |
| Canton | Thiais |
| Intercommunality | Grand Paris |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Richard Dell'Agnola |
Area 1 | 6.43 km2 (2.48 sq mi) |
| Population (2023) | 32,918 |
| • Density | 5,120/km2 (13,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 94073 / |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Thiais (French pronunciation: [tjɛ] ⓘ) is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 10.3 km (6.4 mi) from the center of Paris.
The name Thiais comes from Medieval Latin Theodasium or Theodaxium, meaning "estate of Theodasius", a Gallo-Roman landowner.
Thiais is best known for its cemetery, the second largest of Paris.