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Pithiviers

Coordinates: 48°10′21″N 2°15′09″E / 48.1725°N 2.2525°E / 48.1725; 2.2525
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Pithiviers
The Place du Martroi, in Pithiviers
The Place du Martroi, in Pithiviers
Coat of arms of Pithiviers
Location of Pithiviers
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Pithiviers is located in France
Pithiviers
Pithiviers
Pithiviers is located in Centre-Val de Loire
Pithiviers
Pithiviers
Coordinates: 48°10′21″N 2°15′09″E / 48.1725°N 2.2525°E / 48.1725; 2.2525
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentLoiret
ArrondissementPithiviers
CantonPithiviers
IntercommunalityPithiverais
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Philippe Nolland[1]
Area
1
6.94 km2 (2.68 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
9,094
 • Density1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
45252 /45300
Elevation97–130 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

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
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

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  • 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

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Commune de Pithiviers (45252), INSEE
  4. ^ "Pithiviers official website (French)". Town of Pithiviers [dead link].
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  6. ^ Liana Aghajanian (23 December 2014). "How an Armenian Monk Brought Gingerbread to the West". Retrieved 30 March 2017.