Pithiviers
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Pithiviers (Script error: No such module "IPA".) 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.
Population
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| 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% |
| 2023 | 8,856 | −0.23% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Personalities
- Helvise of Pithiviers (965/970 - 1025) - related to the Counts of Blois family, she built the castle of Pithivers.
- Armenian monk Gregory of Nicopolis (also called Gregory Makar and Grégoire de Nicopolis) brought gingerbread to Europe from Pithiviers in the 10th century.[5]
- Louis Lebègue Duportail - French military leader during the American Revolutionary War, born here in 1743.
- Siméon Poisson - mathematician born here in 1781 and died in 1840.
- Michel Odent (1930 - 2025) - 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.
- Marie Ndiaye - novelist and playwright who was born here in 1967.
- Xavier Dectot - curator and art historian who was born here in 1973.
- Steve Marlet - former footballer who was born here in 1974.
See also
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in français). 2 December 2020.
- ^ Commune de Pithiviers (45252), INSEE
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Pithiviers official website (French)". Town of Pithiviers. Archived from the original on 5 April 2001.
- ^ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Liana Aghajanian (23 December 2014). "How an Armenian Monk Brought Gingerbread to the West". Retrieved 30 March 2017.
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