Pithiviers

Pithiviers (French pronunciation: [pitivje] (listen)) is a commune (municipality) in the Loiret department in north-central France. It is twinned with Ashby-de-la-Zouch in Leicestershire, England and Burglengenfeld in Bavaria, Germany.

Pithiviers
The Place du Martroi, in Pithiviers
Coat of arms
Location of Pithiviers
Pithiviers
Pithiviers
Coordinates: 48°10′21″N 2°15′09″E
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentLoiret
ArrondissementPithiviers
CantonPithiviers
Government
  Mayor (20012008) Philippe Pintaux
Area
1
6.94 km2 (2.68 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
8,981
  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.

Its attractions include a cinema, a theatre and a preserved steam railway.[2]

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

  • 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.
  • 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.[3]

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. "Pithiviers official website (French)". Town of Pithiviers.
  3. Liana Aghajanian (2014-12-23). "How an Armenian Monk Brought Gingerbread to the West". Retrieved 2017-03-30.


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