Pithiviers

For the pastry, see Pithivier.

Pithiviers
The Place du Martroi, in Pithiviers
Coat of arms
Location of Pithiviers
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Loiret
Arrondissement	Pithiviers
Canton	Pithiviers
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Philippe Pintaux
Area 1	6.94 km2 (2.68 sq mi)
Population  (1999)	9,242
• 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 (municipality) in the Loiret department in north-central France. It is twinned with Ashby-de-la-Zouch in Leicestershire, England.

Its attractions include a cinema, a theatre and a preserved steam railway.

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.

Personalities

• Steve Marlet footballer with CM Aubervilliers. He was born here in 1974.
• 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.

See also

• Communes of the Loiret department
• Ary Bitter