Pithiviers Explained
| Pithiviers |
| Commune Status: | Subprefecture and commune |
| Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason ville fr Pithiviers (Loiret).svg |
| Arrondissement: | Pithiviers |
| Canton: | Pithiviers |
| Insee: | 45252 |
| Postal Code: | 45300 |
| Mayor: | Philippe Nolland[1] |
| Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
| Intercommunality: | Pithiverais |
| Coordinates: | 48.1725°N 2.2525°W |
| Elevation M: | 120 |
| Elevation Min M: | 97 |
| Elevation Max M: | 130 |
| Area Km2: | 6.94 |
Pithiviers (pronounced as /fr/) is a commune in the Loiret department, north central France. It is one of the subprefectures of Loiret.[2] 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.[3]
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.
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.
- 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.[4]
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.
- https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/45252-pithiviers Commune de Pithiviers (45252)
- Web site: Pithiviers official website (French). Town of Pithiviers .
- Web site: How an Armenian Monk Brought Gingerbread to the West . Liana Aghajanian . 2014-12-23. 2017-03-30.
