Pithiviers
Appearance
Pithiviers | |
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Subprefecture and commune | |
![]() The Place du Martroi, in Pithiviers | |
Coordinates: 48°10′21″N 2°15′09″E / 48.1725°N 2.2525°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
Department | Loiret |
Arrondissement | Pithiviers |
Canton | Pithiviers |
Intercommunality | Pithiverais |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Philippe Nolland[1] |
Area 1 | 6.94 km2 (2.68 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 9,094 |
• Density | 1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 45252 /45300 |
Elevation | 97–130 m (318–427 ft) (avg. 120 m or 390 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Pithiviers (French pronunciation: [pitivje] ) is a commune in the Loiret department, north central France. It is one of the subprefectures of Loiret.[3] It is twinned with Ashby-de-la-Zouch in Leicestershire, England and Burglengenfeld in Bavaria, Germany.
Its attractions include a cinema, a theatre and a preserved steam railway.[4]
During World War II, Pithiviers was the location of the infamous Pithiviers internment camp.
The pithivier, a kind of pie, is said to originate here in the middle ages. The traditional Pithivier was a small scalloped-edge sweet tartlet. Savoury versions can be filled with peacock, heron, swan or pork.
Population
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 8,715 | — |
1975 | 10,097 | +2.13% |
1982 | 9,392 | −1.03% |
1990 | 9,327 | −0.09% |
1999 | 9,242 | −0.10% |
2007 | 8,779 | −0.64% |
2012 | 8,966 | +0.42% |
2017 | 8,981 | +0.03% |
Source: INSEE[5] |
Personalities
[edit]- Helvise of Pithiviers (965/970-1025), related to the Counts of Blois family, she built the castle of Pithivers.
- Michel Odent - French obstetrician, surgeon & childbirth specialist. World renowned for his work at Pithiviers Hospital & Midwifery (1962–1985) as well as his many publications supporting natural birth. Birth Reborn-1984
- Steve Marlet - footballer with CM Aubervilliers. He was born here in 1974.
- Xavier Dectot - curator and art historian who was born here in 1973.
- Marie Ndiaye - novelist and playwright who was born here in 1967.
- Siméon Poisson - mathematician born here in 1781 and died in 1840.
- Louis Lebègue Duportail - French military leader during the American Revolutionary War, born here in 1743.
- Armenian monk Gregory of Nicopolis (also called Gregory Makar and Grégoire de Nicopolis) brought gingerbread to Europe from Pithiviers in the 10th century.[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Commune de Pithiviers (45252), INSEE
- ^ "Pithiviers official website (French)". Town of Pithiviers [dead link].
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ Liana Aghajanian (23 December 2014). "How an Armenian Monk Brought Gingerbread to the West". Retrieved 30 March 2017.
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