▁case ▁for ▁the ▁two ▁other ▁communities ▁in ▁the ▁municipal ▁unit ▁of ▁Ther ma ik os , ▁Ag ia ▁Tri ada ▁and ▁Ne oi ▁Ep iv ates , ▁the ▁origin ▁of ▁settlement ▁in ▁P era ia ▁was ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁ 7 4 0 ▁refuge es ▁from ▁Asia ▁Minor ▁and ▁Eastern ▁Th race ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 3 , ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁Gre co - T urk ish ▁War ▁( 1 9 1 9 – 2 2 ). ▁ ▁Today ▁P era ia , ▁together ▁with ▁the ▁other ▁sub ur bs ▁of ▁Ther ma ik os , ▁forms ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁rapidly ▁developing ▁sub ur bs ▁of ▁Th ess al on iki , ▁with ▁many ▁people ▁choosing ▁to ▁move ▁there ; ▁but ▁infrastr ucture ▁is ▁hardly ▁keeping ▁pace , ▁with ▁many ▁roads ▁remaining ▁un open ed ▁or ▁in ade qu ate ▁for ▁today ' s ▁needs . ▁Although ▁develop ments ▁have ▁been ▁made ▁in ▁creating ▁a ▁ped est rian ised ▁beach front ▁and ▁creating ▁new ▁open ▁spaces . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Pop ulated ▁places ▁in ▁Th ess al on iki ▁( reg ional ▁unit ) ▁Category : Pop ulated ▁coast al ▁places ▁in ▁Greece <0x0A> </s> ▁François - X avier ▁T ess ier ▁( Se ptember ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 7 9 9 ▁– ▁December ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 8 3 5 ) ▁was ▁a ▁doctor , ▁publish er ▁and ▁political ▁figure ▁in ▁Lower ▁Canada . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁of