Pithiviers

For the pastry, see Pithivier.

Pithiviers
Subprefecture and commune
The Place du Martroi, in Pithiviers
Coat of arms
Location of Pithiviers
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Coordinates: 48°10′21″N 2°15′09″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 km^2 (2.68 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	9,094
• Density	1,300/km^2 (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 km^2 (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

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% 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

• 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

• Communes of the Loiret department
• Tramway de Pithiviers à Toury

References

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.